February 4th, 2012 The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador (La Mesa) reiterated in a press conference this morning its petition for the Salvadoran Government to introduce legislation to place a definite ban to metallic mining in the country. The call was made as a response to a recent report released by the […]
Thanks to the efforts of the Honduras Solidarity Network, 58 members of Congress signed the letter sponsored by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) to Secretary of State Kerry and Attorney General Holder addressing concerns about human rights violations and the impact of U.S. counter-narcotics efforts on Afro-descendant and indigenous communities in Honduras. Below is the press […]
January 29th, 2013 On January 28th, 60 members of the Movement of Popular Resistance (MPR-12), international solidarity organizations and residents of the urban communities Santa Cecilia and El Progreso 3 gathered in front of the Specialized Chamber of Organized Crime more than month after the raid on Santa Ceclia and El Progreso 3 that resulted […]
On Sunday January 13th, 2013, Erik Vidal Martinez, a well know human rights defender and gay rights activist was assaulted and arrested by police while defending while defending patrons from police harassment at an LGBT bar in Tegucigalpa. Erick was released but his safety could be in danger because Honduran police are known for retaliation and […]
Contact the Foreign Policy Staffer in the Washington DC Office of Your Representative to Sign on to the Hank Johnson Dear Colleague Letter Today! On Monday, January 07, 2013, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) circulated a House sign-on “Dear Colleague” letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Holder addressing ongoing human […]
January 11th , 2013 by Alexandra Early On December 12, 2012, 12 young people were arrested in the poor community of El Progreso 3, in the northeastern part of San Salvador. Dressed all in black with their faces covered, police from the much-feared Anti-Gang Unit stormed the community in the middle of night, going […]
Neoliberal Politics in Central America: The U.S. and the Privatization of El Salvador January 13, 2013 By Eric Draitser, Counterpunch.org As much of Latin America braces itself for the possibility of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, observers around the world would do well to note the stark contrasts that exist within the region. On the […]
Click HERE to support Sister Cities’ work in defense of human rights work by making a secure online donation or to becoming a monthly sustainer. Dear Friends, Monday, December 10th, marked International Human Rights Day. A day that Sister Cities tries to honor 365 days a year with its work for human rights in […]
December 11th, 2012, www.cispes.org As the keynote speaker at an October 29 breakfast with the Salvadoran Construction Chamber, US Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte claimed that any renewal of the Millennium Challenge Fund (FOMILENIO), a US development aid program, would be dependent upon the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly’s approval of a proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Law. […]
December 10th, 2012 By Alexandra Early (source- www.esnomineria.blogspot.com) The conference: "Metallic Mining: Threats to Life and Human Rights in El Salvador" was held on Wednesday in San Salvador with the objective of calling for urgent action to curb the excesses of toxic mining. Speakers included environmentalists and economists who discussed the environmental, economic and institutional […]