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18 Jun 2014

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Canadian Centre for International Justice

Canadian Centre for International Justice - Q & A : THE CASE AGAINST CANADA’S TAHOE RESOURCES INC

...The case is about seven Guatemalan men who were shot...and injured by Tahoe Resources’ security personnel on April 27, 2013...while they were engaged in a peaceful protest against Tahoe’s mining operations...The lawsuit alleges that...Tahoe’s security personnel, in a premeditated and unprovoked attack, emerged from the mine in riot gear and began firing at the peaceful protesters...[It also] alleges that Tahoe’s Guatemala Security Manager, Alberto Rotondo...ordered the shooting...[and] that Tahoe is liable for the battery committed against the plaintiffs and that Tahoe expressly or implicitly authorized Rotondo’s conduct or was negligent in its management of the security personnel...The absence of effective Canadian legislation regulating the international activities of Canadian corporations...has created an accountability gap...Although the shooting occurred in Guatemala, the case claims that the company’s actions and omissions in Canada led to the shooting. For this reason, the suit is before a Canadian court...[Also refers to Anvil Mining, GoldCorp, Hudbay Minerals] 

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