On July 22 the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice ruled that a trio of actions brought against Hudbay Minerals Inc, alleging breaches of human rights against indigenous Guatemalans, could be tried in Ontario. Eight days later, lawyers acting on behalf of a group of Tanzanians served African Barrick Gold plc (ABG) with legal proceedings filed in the UK High Court, alleging liability in the deaths of six villagers. The Hudbay decision relates to claims made by indigenous Guatemalans of rape and murder allegedly committed by private security personnel. The first alleged incident occurred in 2007, when it is claimed that private security personnel acted in support of government police and military units to enforce an eviction notice at the Fenix property, which was at the development stage and not an operating mine.
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