LatAm Groups Look to Stop Canadian Mining Abuses teleSUR
go to original April 26, 2016

To talk about the impact of mining on Mexico’s future, Laura Carlsen speaks with Miguel Mijangos, a member of the Network of Those Affected by Mining. (teleSUR English)

Over 200 Latin American organizations are calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for greater accountability in Canadian mining operations overseas.

The organizations have written a letter to the leader and two organizations based in Canada, Development and Peace and Mining Watch Canada, are urging him to pay special attention to it.

“Several of the signatory organizations are partner organizations of Development and Peace whose work in the field has been directly affected by Canadian mining,” said Mary Durran, Latin America program officer at Development and Peace, in the statement released by Mining Watch Canada.

Human rights, legal, environmental, Indigenous and farmer organizations that have directly experienced the affects of mining conflicts in Latin America are among those that have signed the letter.

The letter is premised on hope for change garnered from what past Liberal politicians, including the Prime Minister, have said. Trudeau has promised ”the adoption of a legislative framework that would hold state agencies and companies to account for abuses related to Canadian mining companies’ overseas operations.”

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Related: Indigenous, Campesinos Rally in Mexico Against Canadian Miners (teleSUR)

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