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Article

31 May 2008

Author:
La Jornada [México]

[DOC] [Summary translation of “Los de Abajo”]

[The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre translated a summary of the news article “Los de Abajo”, published in La Jornada, México, on 31 May 2008 [:] In Madera municipality, Chihuahua, residents are protesting displacement and exploitation by the Dolores mine (owned by Minefinders Corporation) and Sol de Oro, both Canadian companies. Two hundred community representatives are fighting for respect for their natural resources, conservation of their woods and water supply and of their town centre which has historic value. They say Minera Dolores is tearing down houses and sending families to live in a settlement with water shortages, contaminating the springs and wells, and threatening the health of the townspeople.]