Posts tagged "Blackrock"

IACHR’s lenience towards Goldcorp is criticised by NGOs

Goldcorp is a Canadian company. Among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd., Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc and City Natural High Yield Trust plc.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), …
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Protests over Newmont mine resume in Peru

About 1,000 people marched in the Andean city of Cajamarca against the gold mine proposed by the U.S. miner and its Peruvian partner, Buenaventura.

See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11408&l=1.

Among investors in Newmont are UK-based Blackrock World …
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OAS Human Rights Commission withdraws demand for Marlin Mine closure

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States has notified the Guatemalan government that the IACHR has withdrawn its demand that Guatemala close Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine.

See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=141942&sn=Detail&pid=92730.

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LMN groups and others send protest letter to President of Peru

There have been strong protests in the Cajamarca region of Peru with huge demonstrations, road blocks and occupation of the Conga gold mine site belonging to Yanacocha/Newmont. This resulted in police shooting unarmed protesters on …
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Government of Peru agrees to resume talks with Cajamarca representatives

The Peruvian government has agreed to resume dialogue with representatives from northern Cajamarca region, state news agency Andina reported. President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in Cajamarca on December 5 in response to increasingly …
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Further Goldcorp human rights issues in Guatemala and Honduras

On 7 July 2010, Diodora Antonia Hernandez Cinto (a Mayan-Mam campesina woman from the mountainous village of San Jose Nueva Esperanza) was shot point-blank in the head and left for dead by two local men …
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Guatemalan president snubs Mayan peoples

Mayan organisations in Guatemala have accused the government of adopting a “legal ruse” to limit Indigenous Peoples’ right to be consulted on mining and hydroelectric projects. The Guatemalan Campesino Unity Committee declares that a new …
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Goldcorp hammered for abuses in Guatemala

Last week, Latin American human rights advocates and Indigenous Peoples’ representatives were in Vancouver, testifying to the devastating impacts that Canadian-owned mines are having on their lives, homes and territories. They levelled accusations specifically against …
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Pressure builds on Goldcorp, just before its AGM

Goldcorp is a Canadian company. Among its major investors are British-based AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd (US$4.3 million), Blackrock Commodities Income Trust plc, and City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC. Goldcorp holds its AGM
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Call on Goldcorp to suspend Marlin mine

What you may not know about Goldcorp’s Marlin mine in Guatemala

A shareholder resolution asking Goldcorp to suspend operations at its embattled Marlin mine in Guatemala’s western highlands has been circulated to shareholders and will …
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Violence Near Goldcorp Mine Underscores Need for Suspension

In the following letter to Guatemalan authorities and Goldcorp Inc., the Coalition Against Unjust Mining in Guatemala (CAMIGUA) expresses its profound concern following reports of violence in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán. CAMIGUA believes …
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Concern over safety of Guatemalan mine critics

Urgent concern for safety of human rights defenders of San Miguel Ixtahuacán following peaceful protests

We denounce the human rights violations and abuses committed against peaceful protesters in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala. 

The protest, demanding …
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