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Violent Evictions at El Estor, Guatemala
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Description: From Rights Action (http://www.rightsaction.org/video/elestor/): On January 8th and 9th 2007, hundreds of police and soldiers in Guatemala forcibly evicted the inhabitants of several communities who were living on lands that a Guatemalan military government had granted to Canadian mining company INCO in 1965. Local indigenous people claim the land to be theirs, and resent the exploitation of a foreign corporation. Canada's Skye Resources now lays claim to the land, and paid workers a nominal sum to destroy people's homes. With the force of the army and police, company workers took chainsaws and torches to people's homes, while women and children stood by. Skye Resources claims that they maintained "a peaceful atmosphere during this action."
Category: Viajes y lugares
Tags: Guatemala mining nickel indigenous Maya resistance military police Skye Izabal Estor Q'eqchi' mine business development
Added: 28-07-2008 Runtime: 9 min 25 sec
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