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2004 First Protests against Marlin Mine

First protests against the Marlin Mine project in Sipacapa began in February 2004, immediately following the construction of the mine. The protestors included 500 Sipakapense farmers.
Political Action Category / Categoría de Acción Política:
Demonstrations
Reference / Referencia:

Anabella Sibrián and Chris van der Borgh (2014), "La Criminalidad de los Derechos: La Resistencia a la Mina Marlin", Oñati Socio-Legal Series [online], 4(1), 63-84, online: http://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/248/363

MICLA, "Marlin Mine, Guatemala", online: http://micla.ca/conflicts/marlin-mine-2/

Accessed on date / Fecha de consulta:
11 August 2020