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16 Jul 2019

Guatemala: Silver mine owned by Tahoe Resources (part of Pan American Silver) is accused of attacking defenders and denying presence of indigenous communities; company responds

Employees from the Escobal mine, property of Tahoe Resources (part of Pan American Silver) are accused of attacking defender, Teresa Muñoz and of denying the existence of indigenous communities in the territory.  

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited Pan American Silver to respond; their response can be found below.