In response to the death, Barrick announced that it would suspend operations at the mine today,the Wall Street Journal reported. Barrick is the world's largest gold producer. In a recent report,Human Rights Watch says that Barrick has a troubled history of dismissing human rights and environmental concerns, but that Barrick has also taken "some meaningful steps" to improve human rights problems in recent years.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/120920/peru-barrick-gold-mine-protest-leaves-one-person-dead
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