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Harmful mining continues in Nicaragua despite U.S. sanctions, new investigation shows

Mongabay
February 5, 2024
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U.S. sanctions imposed in 2022 against Nicaragua’s mining industry were supposed to help combat a bloody wave of human rights abuses against local communities. But several years later, some aspects of the sanctions still aren’t being enforced, allowing mining companies to continue operations and even expand into new parts of the country.

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