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Andrew Findlay // Canadian mining companies will now face human rights charges in Canadian courts

10.6.19

Canadian mining companies will now face human rights charges in Canadian courts | The Narwhal: Garcia and fellow protesters faced off against private security personnel working for Alfa Uno, the firm that Minera San Rafael had contracted to guard Escobal, which went on to become one of the world’s largest silver mines, producing a world record 21.2 million ounces of silver concentrate in 2016. Lucrative as it potentially was, the mine was plagued by protests by the local Indigenous Xinca, small-scale farmers and community leaders, many of whom fear its impact on water and land.

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