Contentious Guatemala nickel mine ‘ignores coronavirus lockdown
요약
보고된 날짜: 2020년 5월 27일
위치: 과테말라
기업 페이지
Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel (CGN) (part of Solway Group) - Subsidiary , Solway Group - Parent Company프로젝트
Fenix (El Estor) - Unknown영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Community: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 - 알 수 없는 업종 , Gender not reported )토픽들
살인 , 토착민 , 토지권 , 표현의 자유 , 수질 오염 , 불충분/부적절한 논의 , 국군 , 폭력 , 시위 , 생계에 미치는 영향 , 코로나19출처: News outlet
A nickel mine in Guatemala is at the center of fresh allegations of misconduct after it was alleged to have endangered local residents by operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic, despite a government order to close and its license being suspended last year.
The mine’s operator, Switzerland-based Solway Investment Group, has denied it is breaking the rules, saying it has been given special permission by ministers to continue operations.
The Fenix mine has sparked numerous social conflicts in El Estor going back to the 1960s. Dozens of locals have been arbitrarily detained and at least three killed since 2004.
Several legal cases against activists are currently in the courts, as well as complaints against the company lodged by supporters. But the Covid-19 outbreak has also impacted Guatemala’s justice system, meaning a resolution to the cases may be further delayed…