http://www.ramirezversuscoppermesa.com/
We met Marcia Ramírez in Intag - she talked to us about her experience fighting the international mining companies. Now they have to worry about national mining companies as well. The people from Intag are at a big financial disadvantage in the court case. Marcia and Carlos Zorrilla, whom we also got to meet, have dedicated their lives to this struggle. Police threatened Carlos and tried to frame him to get him in jail. The companies hire paramilitary companies to go in and intimidate the people and try to take control of the area by force. The mining would cause deforestation, desertification, and water contamination, not to mention the social impacts of dislocation and splitting up the communities.
Just wanted to share this link.
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