Ashley Waldron, Ken Hoyt, representing CISPES
El Salvador on the eve of inauguration
In early May, the Canadian mining company Pacific Rim announced that it will sue El Salvador for the crime of not permitting it to open a gold and silver mine. This will be the first of such cases to be heard by a special international arbitration court established by the Central American Free Trade Agreement or CAFTA. This confirmation of legal action is real fucking alarming, especially when it coincides with the historic electoral victory for the people of El Salvador.