Letter to Shareholder Group re: Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Guatemala Mine

Jamie Kneen

National Program Co-Lead

In a letter dated December 4, 2009, MiningWatch Research Coordinator Catherine Coumans detailed serious concerns with the Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Marlin mine in Guatemala, announced April 24, 2008 as a response to pressure from shareholder groups (see announcement, below). A followup letter was sent March 16, 2010. Shareholder initiatives should be carefully constructed so as not to harm the groups and communities they are supposed to be supporting.

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PDF icon Letter to Shareholder Group re: Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Guatemala Mine, December 200843.57 KB
PDF icon Carta al Grupo de Accionistas ref. Estudio de Impacto en Materia de Derechos Humanos de la mina Marlin, Guatemala143.37 KB
PDF icon Investors spur Goldcorp to address human rights in Guatemala258.53 KB
PDF icon Followup Letter to Shareholder Group re: Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Guatemala Mine, March 2009110.96 KB