Global Letter of Concern Against Canadian Mining in the Dominican Republic
(Photo from Mining Watch Canada) Marcha contra Barrick: hundreds march against Barrick Gold's proposed tailings damn in Monte Plata, Dominican Republic. January 23, 2021 Breaking the Silence Maritimes-Guatemala [...]
Guatemala’s Growing Climate of Repression
Written by Este Guatemala’s dry season is once again coming to an end, making way for the rains that will spring forward another cycle of crops, life, and resistance. As [...]
Guatemala Update: April 2021
Taken during a sustained peaceful protest in front of the Constitutional Court “We demand new elections” “Courts not mafias, no to the cartel of judges” (Photo credit: LaCuerda) [...]
En medio de un aumento de la violencia, más de 3.900 personas firman una petición exigiendo a Pan American Silver que respete los derechos del pueblo Xinka
Estimada Pan American Silver, Cuando compró la mina Escobal en el año 2019, estaba al tanto que había una intensa oposición local al proyecto y que había habido una represión [...]
Amidst a spike in violence 3,900+ sign petition demanding Pan American Silver respect the Xinka Peoples’ rights to free and prior consent
Dear Pan American Silver, When you purchased the Escobal mine in 2019, you knew about the broad opposition to the project and that there had been violent repression against those [...]