Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto (1976 or 1977[1] – 26 December 2009) was a Salvadoran anti-mining activist who was murdered while protesting the opening of a mine by the Pacific Rim Mining Corporation.
Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 or 1977 |
| Died | 26 December 2009 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | El Salvador |
| Known for | Anti-mining activism |
Career
editSorto was an activist opposed to mining and a member of the Cabañas Environment Committee.[2] She campaigned against the opening of El Dorado gold mine in the Cabañas Department of El Salvador by Pacific Rim Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of the Canadian company OceanaGold.[2]
Death
editOn 26 December 2009, Sorto was murdered.[1] She was 32 years old[1] and eight months pregnant the time of her death.[3]
Her two-year-old son[2] was hit in the foot with a bullet during the murder.[4]
Sorto was one of four anti-mining activists who were murdered[5] while protesting the opening of the mine.[3]
Aftermath
editIn 2010, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador reported on the arrest of eight suspects accused or the murder of Sorto and other murdered anti-mining activists. While the officials blamed the murder on a family feud, the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining accused authorities of ignoring obvious links to the murder and Sorto's activism. The roundtable's criticism of the authorities included claims that the suspects were "former paid promoters of the Canadian mining company Pacific Rim".[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Patterson, Brent (30 December 2009). "Anti-mining activists murdered in El Salvador". The Council of Canadians. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Anti-Mining Activists Killed in El Salvador". Democracy Now!. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b Schalk, Owen (2 May 2023). "El Salvador's Historic Metal Mining Ban Is in Danger". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Schertow, John Ahni (30 December 2009). "Pregnant Anti-Mining Activist Murdered in El Salvador". Intercontinental Cry. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Schalk, Owen (17 March 2023). "National and international groups call for governments to take action against OceanaGold". Canadian Dimension. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Update: Suspects Arrested for Assassinations, Coalition Reasserts Mining Motive". Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (in Spanish). 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.