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Guatemala: San Rafael mine violence - Sep 2012

Between September 17 and 18, protests by workers for San Rafael Mining Company [part of Tahoe Resources] escalated into a violent confrontation with the company’s private security and the police.  Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Tahoe Resource to respond to a joint NGO statement (in Spanish & English below) alleging that Tahoe Resources' private security used violence to repress the protesters.  

"Guatemala: Community statement on recent violence at San Rafael Las Flores", Committee for Life and against Mining in San Rafael Las Flores & other NGOs (Guatemala), 24 Sep 2012

[Español] "Ante la agresión de personal de Minera San Rafael y fuerzas de seguridad", Comité por la Vida y Contra la Minería de San Rafael Las Flores y otras ONGs (Guatemala), 23 septiembre 2012

Tahoe Resources Response

[PDF] "Violent Protestors Overrun Minera San Rafael", Tahoe Resources, 9 Oct 2012

[PDF] “Protestas Violentas Allanan a Minera San Rafael”, Tahoe Resources, 9 octubre del 2012 (la respuesta en español está en la parte de abajo)

Tahoe also sent the Resource Centre the following press articles as additional information 

[Español] "Ligan a proceso a 32 pobladores de San Rafael Las Flores", Gerson Ortiz, El Periódico (Guatemala), 9 octubre 2012

[Español] [PDF] "Disturbios en San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa", Óscar F. Herrera, El Periódico (Guatemala), 9 octubre 2012