Guatemalans shouldn't pay to clean up Goldcorp's mess

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Sign Petition on Goldcorp's Marlin Mine:
Canadian mining company could leave impoverished Indigenous community with multi-million dollar bill to pay

Carmen Mejia
Carmen Mejia: one of the local activists who has been threatened for speaking out about the impacts of the Marlin Mine


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Your SUPPORT is needed to help defend the human rights of the Indigenous Peoples living in Guatemala's western highlands, near San Marcos.

Goldcorp's Marlin Mine in Guatemala is one of the company’s most profitable gold mines, but the company is making decisions without the full participation of the Maya peoples whose drinking water and farm lands may be affected.

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Act now to urge Canadian mining company Goldcorp to act responsibly and respect the rights of Mayan people living near the mine.

Please sign the petition.

Amnesty International is calling on investors to support a shareholder resolution that will be presented at Goldcorp's upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in South Porcupine, Ontario, on April 26. To encourage investors to support the resolution and to show Goldcorp’s investors that Canadians and human rights defenders around the world think that this issue is important, Amnesty International is collecting signatures on a petition in support of the resolution.

If you contribute to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) you should know that the CPP’s Investment Board holds $177 million in shares in Goldcorp, and millions more in many other extractives companies. As shareholders, we need to speak up against profit over human rights!

Goldcorp has pledged its commitment to respect for human rights. But the company has not yet met recommendations to improve its consultation practices. Social tensions in the communities around the mine run high. Individuals in San Miguel Ixtahuacán who oppose the mine have been shot, intimidated and threatened. Peaceful protestors have been assaulted.

The shareholder resolution and the petition are supported by communities in Guatemala. The number of petition sign-ons will be presented to the company and media at the time of the Goldcorp AGM .

Let's make our voices heard. Please sign this petition and share it widely.

Yours Sincerely,
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Alex Neve
Secretary General
Amnesty International Canada