U.S. Southern Command chief praises human rights programs of Honduran, El Salvadoran and Guatemalan militaries

In this short interview with Kawsachun News, U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, praises U.S. assistance for human rights programs with military defense ministries in partner nations such as Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Faller praises the militaries of each country for their human rights efforts and records.

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More lawsuits against Pan American Silver for human rights violations in Guatemala Canadian mining ‘business-as-usual’

Human rights violations and destruction of La Cuchilla village
The Constitutional Court of Guatemala, file 4146-2020, has ruled in favor of proceeding with lawsuits against the Canadian company Pan American Silver Corp. (formerly Tahoe Resources) - and its subsidiary Minera San Rafael - for human rights violations and destruction of the village of La Cuchilla, above Pan American Silver’s legally contested mining operation in San Rafael las Flores, Santa Rosa, Guatemala.

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