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First Pre-Consultation Meeting with the Xinka People on the Escobal Mine

| Mining and Human Rights
ResistEscobal   Indigenous Xinka authorities and the Ministry of Energy and Mines establish initial agreements regarding the pre-consultation process The first pre-consultation meeting concerning the Escobal mining license was held on Friday, May 21 of this year in the offices of the Xink...

Human Rights Advocates and Legal Experts Deliver Blueprint for New International Corporate Accountability Law in Canada

| Mining and Human Rights
CNCA Today the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) releases draft model legislation that provides lawmakers with a blueprint for writing into Canadian law the corporate duty to respect human rights and the environment. The draft model law, if adopted, would require Canadian comp...

Community and environmental concerns not “pertinent” to Pan American Silver’s business

| Mining and Human Rights
Breaking the Silence Vancouver-based mining company Pan American Silver held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 12th: the final shareholder meeting for retiring founder and Board Chair Ross Beaty. To shareholders attending online, Beaty narrated a glowing chronicle of Pan American Silver’s ...

Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala

| Mining and Human Rights
Counterpunch Jen Moore In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear of further violence against members of the peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala, nearly 4,000 people are calling on the Vancouver-based company to halt all community activit...

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