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Procès

7 Aoû 2020

Government of Guatemala IACHR lawsuit (re Indigenous rights violations by permitting Fenix nickel mine)

Statut : CLOSED

Date de dépôt de la plainte
7 Aoû 2020
Non applicable
Peuples indigènes, NGO, Défenseur des droits de l'homme, Individual
Lieu de dépôt de la plainte: Costa Rica
Lieu de l'incident: Guatémala
Type de litige: Organisme international

Entreprises

Solway Group Suisse Produits chimiques : Généralités, Activités diversifiées/conglomérats, Ciment, Métaux et acier, Exploitation minière

Against other:

Government

Sources

Snapshot: On 7 August 2020, the Indian Law Resource Center, the Maya Q'eqchi' Agua Caliente Community and Mr Rodrigo Tot filed a petition with the Inter-American Court for Human Rights (IACHR). They argued that the Guatemalan Government violated their rights by permitting mining activities on their tribal land without proper consultation and recognition of their property rights. On 16 May 2023, the IACHR ruled that Guatemala violated the rights of the Q’eqchi people to property and adequate consultation by permitting the Fenix nickel mine on their tribal land. The court also ordered an immediate stop to all mining activities, gave the government six months to award a land title to the community, and ordered the creation of a development fund. Solway saidthat it agreed with the decision. The case is closed.