http://corporateknights.com/article/when-push-comes-shovels?page=show When push comes to shovels 3 December, 2012 Fast-growing Goldcorp says it takes corporate social responsibility seriously, but words don’t always line up with actions Written by Stephanie Boyd, Contributor Illustration Paul Roger Last year, Vancouver-based Goldcorp was removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as accusations swirled of human rights abuses and environmental … Continue reading →
Category (Ir)responsible investing, AGM / Reunión de accionistas, Alumbrera Mine - Argentina, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canadian Pension Plan, Canandian mining companies, CIDH - Comisión Interamericana / IACHR Inter-American Commission, Closure Plan / Plan de Cierre, Consulta / Consultation, Contaminación / Contamination, CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility, Goldcorp Inc., ILO / OIT 169, Medidas Cautelares/ Precautionary Measures, Mina Marlin, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Shareholder Resolution, Sipacapa, Tribunal de Salud / Health Tribunal
http://yukon-news.com/life/30494/ Murder and mining in Guatemala Friday October 5, 2012 By Eleanor Millard /Yukon News At a gold mine site in San Miguel Ixtahuacan, an older Mayan woman reaches into the open window of our small bus and holds both my arms firmly. Thank you for coming, Diodora Hernandez says in Spanish. “Buena suerte,” good … Continue reading →
Category (Ir)responsible investing, Aguas Residuales / Tailings Water, Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, CGN / Solway, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Contaminación / Contamination, Criminalización / Criminalization, Desalojos / Evictions, El Estor, El Tambor, Escobal / Tahoe Resources, Goldcorp Inc., HudBay / CGN, ILO / OIT 169, Militarización / Mlitarization, Mina Marlin, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, Radius, San José del Golfo, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, San Pedro Ayampuc, San Rafael Las Flores, Tahoe Resources, Tierras / Land Issues, Tribunal de Salud / Health Tribunal, Violence
WINNERS & LOSERS IN GOLDCORP’S EMPIRE: $5 million donated to health programs in Canada; Denial of deadly health harms by mine site in Honduras Goldcorp donates $5 million to two health programs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, even as Goldcorp categorically denies any responsibility or even remedy for deadly and devastating health harms in the … Continue reading →
Goldcorp on Trial: First Ever People’s Health Tribunal Shows Commonalities Throughout Mesoamerica Wednesday, 05 September 2012 14:11 Beth Geglia and Cyril Mychalejko Women prepare food for participants outside the Tribunal, credit: James Rodriguez “A few years ago, our people, the people you can see around you, we began to realize what was happening,” Maudilia López … Continue reading →
Category (Ir)responsible investing, Acid Mine Drainage / Drenaje minero ácido, Aguas Residuales / Tailings Water, Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, Cianuro / Cyanide, CIDH - Comisión Interamericana / IACHR Inter-American Commission, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consulta / Consultation, Contaminación / Contamination, Criminalización / Criminalization, Goldcorp Inc., Health Issues, ILO / OIT 169, Licencias, Mina Los Filos, Mina Marlin, Movemiento M4, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, San Martin Mine / Mina San Martin, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, San Pedro Ayampuc, San Rafael Las Flores, Sipacapa, Tribunal de Salud / Health Tribunal, Violence, Voces de Guatemala
27.07.12 – Guatemala Tribunal Popular de Salud condena a Goldcorp y gobiernos por inversiones mineras irresponsables Natasha Pitts Periodista de Adital Adital El Tribunal Popular Internacional de Salud realizado los días 14 y 15 de este mes, en el municipio de San Miguel Ixtahuacán, departamento de San Marcos, en Guatemala, cerró sus actividades el último día … Continue reading →
Final Verdict from People’s International Health Tribunal in San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala VERDICT The judges convened in the town of San Miguel, in the department of San Marcos, Guatemala, on July 14-15 2012, starting at 9.30am on the 14th, ending at 1pm on the 15th. The judges are from different countries and are specialists in the … Continue reading →
NIC Faculty Association fundraiser for human rights in Guatemala on Thursday COMOX VALLEY ECHO JUNE 5, 2012 North Island College Faculty Association presents a fundraiser event for Rights Action on Thursday, June 7 from 7 – 9 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre, Courtenay Campus. In support of a July 7 – 15 delegation that is … Continue reading →
** English below ** http://tribunaldesalud.org/ Toronto, Canadá, 5 de junio 2012 La Red en Solidaridad con Comunidades Afectadas por Injusticias Mineras (MISN), junto con el Movimiento Mesoamericano contra el Modelo Minero extractivo (M4), el Frente de Defensa Miguelense (FREDEMI), la Comisión parroquial Kolol Qnan Tx’otx’ de San Miguel Ixtahuacán y la Coalición Internacional contra … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Canandian mining companies, Contaminación / Contamination, Goldcorp Inc., Health Issues, Honduras, Manifestación / Protest, Mexico, Mina Los Filos, Mina Marlin, Movemiento M4, Pueblos indígenas, San Martin Mine / Mina San Martin, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Tribunal de Salud / Health Tribunal, Voces de Guatemala