Salvador Mining Damages Environment
Human Rights Joint Official for Environmental Protection Yanira Cortez Thursday affirmed that mining exploitation in El Salvador is damaging the environment and putting the population at risk.

The action of foreign companies in this Central American nation violates the peoples´ right to an undamaged ecosystem and acts against the physical integrity of present and future generations.

The irrational use of natural resources provokes harmful diseases, particularly on the skin and lungs, she asserted and described the ingestion of polluted water to which populations close to the mines are exposed, as the worst effect on human health.

She called to guarantee an undamaged environment for the entire population and prevent the implementation of mining projects in detriment of such aims.