Diez heridos por protestas en áreas mineras del país
http://www.lahora.com.gt/index.php/nacional/guatemala/actualidad/171566-diez-heridos-por-protestas-en-areas-mineras-del-pais Diez personas resultaron heridas por arma de fuego y una lesionada, derivado de las manifestaciones en la Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel (CGN) y en la Mina Marlin, lugares donde trabajadores protestaban porque no se les renovó su contrato y porque no habrían recibido el bono 14 y el aguinaldo, respectivamente. Las empresas aludidas emitieron … Continue reading
Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay
http://www.theworld.org/2012/11/guatemala-mining-hudbay/ Guatemalan Peasants Sue Canadian Mining Company Hudbay BY LAURA LYNCH ⋅ NOVEMBER 30, 2012 ⋅ POST A COMMENT Rosa Elbira (Photo: chocversushudbay.com) 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 … Continue reading
Chief of security at Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals’ Guatemalan mine arrested for murdering Mayan community leader
Chief of security at Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals’ Guatemalan mine arrested for murdering Mayan community leader September 28, 2012, Toronto, Canada: Almost three years to the day after the brutal slaying of community leader Adolfo Ich at Hudbay Minerals’ mining project in Guatemala, Guatemalan authorities finally arrested the former chief of security of … Continue reading
Assassinations and Gang Rapes associated with Hudbay Minerals Operations in Guatemala
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/video/Hudbay-Minerals-Operations-in-Guatemala/11372 VIDEO posted on JUNE 16, 2012 by ZACH RUITER Assassinations and Gang Rapes associated with Hudbay Minerals Operations in Guatemala The Mining Injustice Solidarity Network held two events to call attention to “abuses perpetrated in Guatemala by Hudbay Minerals and its subsidiaries and contractors.” The abuses in question include “forced displacement, assassinations, gang rape, … Continue reading