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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Call on Goldcorp to suspend Marlin mine
HudBay loses out to Mayan community in Guatemala
Guatemala’s highest court has made a precedent-setting decision in favor of a small Maya Q’eqchi’ indigenous community of Agua Caliente in Izabal province, by recognising their right to land that is occupied by Canada’s HudBay …
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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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Award Winning Mining Company Being Sued for Violent Death of Community Leader
A recently announced lawsuit against HudBay Minerals Inc points to the industry’s failure to take responsibility for corporate abuses beyond Canadian borders. Paradoxically, the company recently won an award for Corporate Social Responsibility from the …
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Stop Violence Against Opponents of Mine in Guatemala
Carmen Mejía works courageously to defend the human rights of marginalized Mayan communities in Guatemala. Her life is at risk because she has dared to speak out about a controversial gold mine and the impacts …
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Urgent Action: Close Marlin Mine Now, Guatemala
On behalf of the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), we send you warm greetings and present you with another opportunity to stand in …
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CATAPA worried about increased violence in Guatemala
Press release from LMN member group CATAPA concerning Goldcorp’s Marlin mine
With the greatest urgency CATAPA asks the suspension of all activities of the Marlin mine and the application of the other precautionary measures which …
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More pressure is applied to Goldcorp in Guatemala
Three new independent studies have confirmed allegations of serious health and environmental violations by GoldCorp at its Marlin mine in Guatemala.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Indians living near the mine are accusing a Supreme Court justice …
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Formal Human Rights Complaint re HudBay in Guatemala
A high-level Canadian civil society investigation into alleged grievous human rights abuses at a nickel mine in Guatemala in 2007 has confirmed that local people were viciously attacked by police and mine security, forcibly evicted …
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Urgent Action: Shooting of Community Leader Opposing Goldcorp Mine
Goldcorp is a Canadian company but 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, according to the …
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Guatemala says to suspend Goldcorp’s Marlin mine
The Guatemalan government said it would suspend operations at Goldcorp Inc’s Marlin mine due to allegations the facility was contaminating water supplies. The government said in a statement it would act to comply with the …
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