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Mexico City, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government has already began judicial proceedings against 116 people for the disappearance of the 43 student teachers of Ayotzinapa in 2014, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Alejandro Encinas, reported today.
Environmentalists like Mariano Abarca face tremendous oppression from foreign-owned mining companies. This means, inevitably, that they face the wrath of Canadian companies, given that Canada-based companies make up 41 percent of the largest firms in Latin America. Community activists who oppose Canadian mines are frequently harassed, intimidated, or killed.
OTTAWA Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are taking their case to an international human rights body.