September 28, 2012 |
We are communicating directly with Excellon shareholders to document a litany of management problems that have led to festering conflicts in Mexico and a depressed share price for shareholders.
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September 17, 2012 |
Families and co-workers of Jordan Fram and Jason Chenier, and the entire community, deserve answers on the decision by police and Crown prosecutors not to pursue criminal charges.
September 5, 2012 |
The Mexican government's act of force against the families protesting outside Excellon Resources' mine in Durango, Mexico, may be the result of previously unreported high-level lobbying in Ottawa.
August 29, 2012 |
This is a system that observers say still relies primarily on industry to self-police, and lacks the transparency, standards or mechanisms needed to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Mining, repression and the rhetoric of democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala
Increasingly, over the past few years, information has been published about serious human rights violations and health and environmental harms being caused in Guatemala by (mainly) Canadian mining company operations: Goldcorp Inc, Radius Gold, Tahoe Resources, Hudbay Minerals, Skye Resources, etc.
It is not possible to understand how these violations and harms occur, and will continue to occur, without understanding the political context. In short, global mining companies profit financially and benefit directly from the fundamental lack of democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala, both historically and on-going today. (This is true, in varying degrees, about global businesses and investors operating in many countries around the world.)
People's Tribunal on mining impacts: Why we found Goldcorp guilty
Wednesday, August 1 is a 'Continental Day of Action Against Canadian Mega Resource Extraction.' In Vancouver, a protest action will take place in front of Goldcorp's corporate headquarters, starting at 4:30p.m. at 666 Burrard Street. Goldcorp's record in Central America and Mexico was recently put before a People's Tribunal in Guatemala. Here, two of the judges explain why Goldcorp was found guilty.
“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being…” – World Health Organization