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9 Nov 2017

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Friends of the Earth

“Tell Cargill: Cut ties with conflict palm oil!”

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…Cargill [is] among the largest buyers of palm oil from Guatemala, and from…REPSA that earned global fame in 2015 when it was linked to the toxic spill in the Rio Pasion and alleged to have a hand in the kidnapping and murder of indigenous land defenders that followed the ecocide…[Cargill] has asked REPSA to improve its practices, so that it meets… [Cargill] corporate sustainability requirements...The best thing … to help resolve the crisis is to stop buying palm oil from Guatemala…Since adopting new policies, REPSA continued to threaten, intimidate, and defame people critical of its activities. Cargill should not be associated with anyone who so openly flouts the law. REPSA must be held accountable for its past and current human rights violations and all past environmental crimes associated with the April and June 2015 palm oil effluent spills in the Pasion River… The best way to address environmental human rights in Guatemala is to stop supporting companies known for defying justice…