Guatemala: A Wake-Up Call For Human Rights Defenders In The Americas, Not Indicator Of Goldcorp's Performance

Guatemala: A Wake-Up Call For Human Rights Defenders In The Americas, Not Indicator Of Goldcorp's Performance   The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and MiningWatch Canada today expressed deep concern at the political pressure being brought to bear on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the western hemisphere's primary organ for protecting human rights. Under substantial pressure from governments, the IACHR decided in late December to modify an earlier...

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