Pan American Silver Chairman Set To Speak at AME Roundup on the Importance of “ESG Factors” Days After Armed Attack Against Escobal Mine Opponent in Guatemala
(January 21, 2021 – Ottawa/Toronto/Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia) Today, B.C. mining billionaire Ross Beaty will speak at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) RoundUp Conference as an “internationally-recognized leader” on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) best practices. But his high-profile
Xinka Parliament denounces Pan American Silver for violating court order
For the original press release in Spanish, click here. The Xinka People make it known to the public: That the “Escobal” mining project, now owned by the entity Pan American Silver Guatemala, has been suspended since June 22, 2017,
Xinka Parliament denounces government corruption on the 2021 budget
Read the original statement in Spanish here. The Xinka Parliament of Guatemala makes the following opinion known to the public: In our role as the representative organization of the Xinka People of Guatemala, we are speaking out against the
The Government of Guatemala and the Xinka Parliament agree to start pre-consultation process over the Escobal mining project in the department of Santa Rosa
Click here for the original statement in Spanish. After resuming dialogue in February 2020 between the Xinka Parliament of Guatemala and the Ministry of Energy and Mines, an agreement has been reached to restart activities toward a consultation with
Xinka Parliament denounces “anonymous invitation” to meet with Minera San Rafael
The Xinka People of Guatemala In light of the anonymous invitation circulated in the last week to a meeting with “representatives of Minería San Rafael to discuss the issues of care, maintenance, and commitments in compliance with the provisions
90+ organizations pen letter of concern for ongoing human rights violations against Xinka defenders
TO: María Consuelo Porras, Attorney General and Head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Hilda Pineda, Prosecutor of the Human Rights Section of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Edgar Horacio Portillo Morales, Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights