Guatemala: Goldcorp Inc. Mineworks Assault And Take Hostage Indigenous Community Members ...

Guatemala: Goldcorp Inc. Mineworks Assault And Take Hostage Indigenous Community Members Peacefully Protesting Goldcorp's Mine   TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY   FREDEMI, the San Miguel Ixtahuacan Defense Front, reports:   FIRST: Today, on February 28, 2011, communities took action to pressure the government of Guatemala to carry out the Precautionary Measures MC-260-07 granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which include the temporary suspension of [Goldcorp...

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