Vidalina Morales: "Metallic mining has subjected El Salvador to exploitation and social division"
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Vidalina Morales, environmental and indigenous rights activist from El Salvador. Source: Marta Catena -
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Metallic mining is one of the main causes of the severe pollution and destruction affecting the natural ecosystems of El Salvador. Source: Adobe Stock -
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Industrial agriculture generates a huge amount of chemicals that are dumped into rivers and harm the population's resources. Source: Adobe Stocks
In the context of the 'Human Rights and Peace in Central America' conference, promoted by the ICIP, the environmental activist has denounced the human rights violations occurring in their country.
El Salvador is suffering from a severe environmental crisis caused primarily by the exploitative actions of the extractive industry, metallic mining companies, and industrial agriculture. The country's ecosystems, indigenous lands, and natural rivers are seriously contaminated, and the Salvadoran population is also affected by social division, increased violence, and human rights violations.
Vidalina Morales is a peasant woman, belonging to the indigenous community, who has been involved in activism since a young age, fighting for over twenty years for environmental sustainability and the protection of indigenous peoples. She led the struggle against open-pit metallic mining and continues to dedicate much of her efforts to environmental protection and the promotion of community health. Additionally, one of her core principles is feminist advocacy and the defense of the crucial role of women in activism.
As part of the 'Human Rights and Peace in Central America' conference, organized by the Catalan International Institute for Peace (ICIP) and the new Catalan Platform for Human Rights and Peace in Central America, Vidalina visited Barcelona and shared her experience as an activist.
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