Anti-mining activist slain in El Salvador
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On December 26, Dora “Alicia†Sorto Recinos was murdered in El Salvador—the second anti-mining activist killed in less than a week in the small community of Trinidad in the department of Cabañas. Sorto Recinos was eight months pregnant and carrying her two-year old child when shot after doing laundry at a nearby river. The child, who was also shot in the leg, is currently receiving medical attention. Sorto Recinos and her life partner, José Santos RodrÃguez, were outspoken opponents of the El Dorado gold mine, which Pacific Rim, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company, is desperate to open despite widespread community and governmental opposition.
Three anti-mining activists from Cabañas have been assassinated—two in the last week: Alicia Sorto Recinos, Ramiro Rivera, Marcelo Rivera. Read the full article and take action!
Additional Information: Rights Action | Mining Watch | Who Killed Marcelo Rivera?