Goldcorp on Trial

The International Peoples’ Health Tribunal (IPHT) took place in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, a municipality in Guatemala’s Western Highlands. San Miguel Ixtahuacán is the main site of the Marlin mine, an open pit gold mine that is one of the most important projects of Canadian gold mining giant Goldcorp Inc. The Marlin Mine was investigated by PHR in 2010.

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Hans Hogrefe to be Honored for Contributions to Human Rights

Hans Hogrefe, PHR’s Chief Policy Officer and Washington Director, will be honored by the Stewart Mott Foundation and the Open Society Foundation for his contributions to human rights.

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Científicos detectan niveles elevados de metales potencialmente tóxicos en algunos vecinos de la Mina Marlin en Guatemala, recomiendan estudios adicionales

Científicos de la salud ambiental de la Universidad de Michigan en Estados Unidos informan que una muestra de vecinos de la Mina Marlin en Guatemala tiene niveles más elevados de metales potencialmente tóxicos en su orina y sangre, que la muestra de personas que residen más alejadas de la mina.

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Scientists Find Elevated Levels of Potentially Toxic Metals in Some Guatemalans Living Near Canadian-owned Mine, Recommend Further Studies

Environmental health scientists from the University of Michigan find that a sample of Guatemalans who live near a controversial gold and silver mine in the country's western highlands have higher levels of potentially toxic heavy metals in their urine and blood than a sample of residents who live farther from the mine.

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