GUATEMALA: Guatemalan authorities violated indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights today.

The landmark verdict marks a monumental step in a four-decade struggle for indigenous land rights and a long, bitter legal battle.

The decision also comes at the close of the United Nations climate summit Cop28, which stressed the importance of renewables and energy transition minerals like nickel.