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Article

6 Apr 2017

Author:
James Rodríguez, MiMundo.org

Guatemala: Video testimony from Angelina Choc, widow of assassinated land rights defender who opposed Guatemalan Nickel Co. mine

“Short Documentary: Choc vs. HudBay”, 6 Apr 17

…Former Guatemalan Army colonel and head of security at the Guatemalan Nickel Company (CGN) [part of Hudbay Minerals] Mynor Padilla is absolved of the murder of Q'eqchi' Mayan anti-mining leader and land rights activist Adolfo Ich Chaman and serious injuries to German Chub Choc (among others). Filmed during the commemorations for the 7th anniversary of Adolfo Ich's murder in September 2016 and featuring Angelica Choc, widow of Ich Chaman…

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Guatemalan court acquits security guard accused of murdering protester at Hudbay Minerals mine

Hudbay Minerals lawsuit (re killing of community leader, Guatemala, filed in Canada)