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/PRNewswire/ -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the Guatemalan organization Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People) as the...
40th annual award recognizes Indigenous human rights and environmental defenders in GuatemalaWASHINGTON, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert F. Ke...
Heavy-metals pollution threatens indigenous agriculture throughout the region, reports Edgardo Ayala. By Edgardo Ayala in San Salvador Inter Press Service Like an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its tentacles throughout Central America and dealing a blow to the region’s agriculture an
Mining is at the center of a campaign of repression and violence targeting environmentalists and human rights defenders in Guatemala. The government is violently quashing opposition, and foreign mining companies are pushing forward despite significant local opposition and the human rights violations taking place.
Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month Escobal Mine, Guatemala Image courtesy of Tahoe Resources The first pre-consultation meeting with stakeholders of Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS) Escobal mine in Guatemala will take place on April 20, BNamericas reported Tuesday. Among the participants will be the energy and mines ministry (MEM), representatives of the indigenous Xinca tribe, mining groups, human rights advocates, academics and the presidential dialogue commission. Sign Up for the Precious Metals Digest Sign Up Escobal, the world’s third-largest si...