Settlements of Investor Disputes and El Salvador

El Salvador: On September 15, which marked almost 200 years of independence for El Salvador, people were in the streets of cities and towns across the country to celebrate the occasion. September 15 was also the first day of the final hearings for the OceanaGold verses El Salvador investor state lawsuit at the International Center for the Settlements of Investor Disputes in Washington D.C., a suit that is a direct assault on the democratic independence of El Salvador, according to Rabble and I spent ten days in El Salvador this September representing the Council of Canadians on an international delegation examining metallic mining and how it affects communities. During the trip several events highlighted El Salvador struggle to remain a truly democratic and independent nation. On September 17 people took to the streets in front of the headquarters of the World Bank in San Salvador to protest against the suit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.