Rights Action
February 25, 2020
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No rest for the weary. Hudbay Minerals to appeal ruling of Canadian court in favour of Maya Q’eqchi’ plaintiffs from Guatemala
https://mailchi.mp/rightsaction/no-rest-for-the-weary-hudbay-minerals-to-appeal-ruling
As Rights Action reported, on January 21, 2020, the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario ruled in favour of the Plaintiffs on all points, confirming that the Maya Q’eqchi’ victims of mining harms can and are suing Hudbay not only for the rapes committed by the mining company’s security personnel, but also for the rapes committed at the same time by Guatemalan police and military. These precedent-setting lawsuits were first filed in Ontario courts in 2010 and 2011.
Lawyers for the Plaintiffs, Cory Wanless and Murray Klippenstein, prepared a statement about the importance of the January 21, 2020 ruling: http://www.chocversushudbay.com/.
Rosa Elvira – speaking on behalf of the 11 Plaintiffs from Lote 8 – and Angelica Choc (widow of the murdered Adolfo Ich) sent statements responding to news of the ruling.
Rosa Elvira, and six of the eleven gang-rape victims, respond to the ruling of the court in their favour.
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More information
Murray Klippenstein, [email protected]
Cory Wanless, [email protected]
http://www.chocversushudbay.com/
About Mayan Q’eqchi justice and territorial defense struggles related to Hudbay’s former mining operation in Guatemala: Grahame Russell, Rights Action, [email protected], www.rightsaction.org
Tax deductible donations (Canada / U.S.)
On-going funds needed to support the Q’eqchi’ plaintiffs in their justice and territorial defense struggles in Canada and Guatemala. Make check payable to "Rights Action" and mail to:
- U.S.: Box 50887, Washington DC, 20091-0887
- Canada: (Box 552) 351 Queen St. E, Toronto ON, M5A-1T8
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