“The Guatemalans who are taking human rights cases against mining companies to Canadian courts”, 8 December 2015

There is little faith in Guatemala’s weak judiciary system. Corroded by corruption and incompetence, it is woefully inadequate…Victims of human rights abuses have, instead, turned their attention to the parent companies’ home country: Canada…Lawyers representing victims of human rights abuses…have done so by pointing to the companies’ own Corporate Social Responsibility…and arguing that a duty of care towards the plaintiffs exists, using this for grounds to sue the company for negligence...Since 2013, there have been several important lawsuits against HudBay Minerals and Tahoe Resources…In another case, community members in Eritrea are suing Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources for alleged human rights abuses…