…Led by the Gaia Foundation, which advocates halting mining development worldwide because of environmental and human rights concerns…[protesters] read a statement by the International Women and Mining Network…Activists expressed concern about issues including land grabs, violence against women, environmental destruction, forced displacement and lack of transparency in the industry…Glevys Rondon, project director of the Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme, said the intimidation of female protesters in Latin America was a big concern. In one case a Peruvian woman, Máxima Chaupe, faced threats and violent eviction attempts, and was beaten unconscious when she refused to sell her land to a mining company, Rondon said…“In Latin America, it’s more about surviving the impact of mining and women dealing with it”…