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Environmental defenders testify about attacks in Latin America linked to Canadian mining companies

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Environmental defenders testify about attacks in Latin America linked to Canadian mining companies
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights heard testimony Oct. 27 from representatives of six countries alleging harm linked to Canadian mining companies’ operations, including four alleged attacks on environmental defenders. The regional agency gathered in Panama to examine Canada’s obligations with respect to its extractive companies and their impact overseas on human rights and the environment. Canada is home to about half of the world’s publicly listed mining and mineral exploratio

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