Since 2009, Salvadoran anti-mining activists have been threatened, robbed, kidnapped and murdered while attempting to halt Pacific Rim, a Canadian mining company, from excavating gold in the northern department of Cabañas.

This week, US-El Salvador Sister Cities, an international solidarity organization, reported that a disturbing wave of new death threats has hit activists opposed to Pacific Rim's gold mine. The organization is calling on the Salvadoran government to investigate the threats and the various violent crimes that have been perpetrated against the movement since communities members began a successful campaign against Pacific Rim's proposed mine.

Such continued violence against communities that are simply fighting for continued access to clean water is appalling. Help stop the cycle of violence against Salvadoran anti-mining activists. Tell government officials in El Salvador to investigate these crimes and protect members of the anti-mining movement.