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Environmental Defenders in Danger in Mesoamerica
Monday, May 14, 2012

Map: In the last few years, environmental defenders have organized to confront the social and environmental impacts of the mining industry. For their work protecting natural resources and the environment, environmental defenders have been subjected to human rights violations, which include threats, kidnappings, violent attacks and murder. The case studies examined in this report, and illustrated with this map, show that these instances are part of a growing trend in Mexico and Central America.

Corporate Accountability, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Human Rights, Maps, Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, New Gold, Pacific Rim, Petaquilla Minerals
International Delegation Sends Strong Message to Goldcorp at Annual Shareholders' Meeting in South Porcupine, Ontario
Monday, April 30, 2012

News release: A delegation of Central American and North American representatives called on Goldcorp to take responsibility for the cleanup at current mine sites, and alerted shareholders to outstanding public health issues, environmental degradation and conflict.

Acid Mine Drainage, Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Honduras, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp
Honduran Congress Consults with Canadian Government and Mining Companies -- But Not Its Own People
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Honduran civil society organizations are once again denouncing Honduran authorities for refusing to consult with them over a new mining law.

Corporate Accountability, Honduras, Breakwater Resources, Goldcorp
Canadian Embassies Bring Journalists to Mining Convention from Countries Mired in Conflict
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

News release: This week, Canadian taxpayers will cover the costs of eleven journalists from eight Latin American countries – and Mongolia – to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 2012 conference. This appears to be another attempt on the part of Canadian authorities to manage the message instead of seriously addressing the roots of mine conflicts in countries such as Argentina, Honduras, Guatemala, Peru, and Ecuador.

Argentina, British Columbia, Corporate Accountability, New Brunswick, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ecuador, Ontario, Guatemala, Québec, Honduras, Barrick Gold, Peru, Impact on Communities, Corriente Resources, Goldcorp, IAMGOLD, Kinross, Osisko Mining
Honduran Civil Society Groups Reject Proposed Mining Law That Puts Corporate Interests Before Human Rights
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Communiqué: Twenty-one Honduran environmental, indigenous and human rights organizations have issued a joint statement demanding that the Honduran government create space for real and effective debate over a proposed new mining law. They also report that the congressional commission that wrote the law has been under pressure to get it passed.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Aura Minerals, Honduras, Breakwater Resources, Goldcorp
Goldcorp Removed from Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Press Release: Effective September 19th, Goldcorp has been removed from the Dow Jones North America Sustainability Index. The announcement comes in the context of ongoing allegations of human rights violations and evidence of environmental contamination in communities affected by Goldcorp’s mining activities.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Honduras, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp
International Call to Halt Criminalization of Environmental Defenders in Honduras
Friday, July 15, 2011

Fifty-two international civil society organizations have asked Honduran authorities to stop criminalizing environmental defenders and to ensure them personal freedom, due process, and the right to continue their defence of human rights.

Honduras, Human Rights, Goldcorp
Comunidades Afectadades de las Américas Exige a la Industria Minera Canadiense Respetar sus Derechos
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Comunicado de prensa: Defensores de los derechos humanos de América Latina están presentes en Vancouver para dar evidenciar los impactos devastadores que la minería canadiense tiene sobre sus vidas, sus hogares y sus territorios.

Water, Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Honduras, Environment, Mexico, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, First Majestic Silver, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Affected Communities from the Americas Demand that Canadian Mining Industry Respect Their Rights
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

News release: Latin American human rights advocates are in Vancouver to testify about the devastating impacts that Canadian-owned mines are having on their lives, homes and territories.

Water, Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Honduras, Environment, Mexico, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, First Majestic Silver, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Military Coups, Mining & Canadian Involvement in Honduras
Thursday, September 23, 2010

By Karen Spring (with Grahame Russell) for Rights Action: Canada is proceeding with "business as usual" in Honduras, even as Canadian government officials and politicians receive a steady stream of reports on on-going State-sponsored repression in Honduras. Repression is being widely used to keep in place an undemocratic regime and an unjust economic model that favours global investors and corporate interests, such as the mining industry.

Corporate Accountability, Aura Minerals, Honduras, Goldcorp

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