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Denouncing harrassment and threats against Qeqchi plaintiffs in Guatemala related to lawsuits in Canada against Hudbay Minerals and CGN (Guatemalan Niquel Company)

Denouncing harrassment and threats against Qeqchi plaintiffs in Guatemala related to lawsuits in Canada against Hudbay Minerals and CGN (Guatemalan Niquel Company) Letter to: SEPREM (Secretaria Presidencial de la Mujer), Guatemala, from:Klippensteins Barristers and Solicitors, Canada ******* March 28, 2014 Licenciada Elizabeth Quiroa Cuellar SEPREM (secretaria presidencial de la mujer) [...]

admin2021-04-12T10:09:15-04:00April 2nd, 2014|Current Events in Guate, General blog|

Were They Murdered?

Were They Murdered? By Magali Rey Rosa, Prensa Libre newspaper, March 14, 2014 http://www.prensalibre.com.gt/opinion/asesinados_0_1101489859.html#.UyNBRP4Bnjs.facebook March 31 will mark the second anniversary of the tragedy in which Nahomy, Ángel and Juan Carlos, Biology students from the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), died within the facilities of the nickel mine in [...]

admin2021-04-12T10:07:53-04:00March 24th, 2014|General blog|

Guatemalans protest Canadian mines in their backyard

Republished from Embassy Magazine. November 13, 2013 GDressed proudly in their traditional colourful clothing, Angelica Choc and Maudilia Lopez Cardona travelled from their Guatemalan villages to Parliament Hill to draw attention to what they say is an inexcusable price paid by their communities to Canadian mining companies. For Sister Lopez, [...]

admin2021-04-12T10:05:05-04:00November 13th, 2013|General blog|

Globe and Mail: Lawyers scramble after HudBay decision

JOSH KERR http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/lawyers-scramble-after-hudbay-decision/article13401128/ The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 8:00 AM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 8:00 AM EDT The landmark decision by the Ontario Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit brought by the victims and family members of alleged violence at a Guatemalan mine [...]

admin2021-04-12T09:53:29-04:00August 13th, 2013|Current Events in Guate, General blog|

Turba quema oficinas de fundación para exigir empleo

Publicado en Prense Libre 9 de enero 2013 Cerca de 100 personas quemaron las oficinas de la Fundación Raxë, el brazo social de una empresa explotadora de níquel en El Estor, Izabal, como medida de presión para exigir empleo. EL ESTOR - El incidente se registró a las cero horas [...]

admin2013-01-09T21:19:17-04:00January 9th, 2013|Espanol, General blog|

Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay

BY LAURA LYNCH ⋅ A small group of Guatemalans from remote villages has made a long trek to Toronto in search of justice. Five of them are suing a Canadian mining company. They all claim Hudbay Minerals is liable for violence that left one man dead, another in a wheelchair and a [...]

admin2021-04-12T14:29:10-04:00November 30th, 2012|Current Events in Guate, General blog|