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Guyana: Indigenous Communities Claims Against Swiss Bank

· Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

Categories: Caribbean, Guyana, Economics & Business, Environment, Governance, Human Rights, Indigenous, Law

The CAC Review reports that indigenous Guyanese communities are among those being represented in an international claim against a Swiss bank for “compensation for its links with a Malaysian timber company…that has poisoned waters and polluted communities.” [1]