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Agribusiness Giant Cargill Suspends Contract with Controversial Guatemalan Palm Oil Producer Over Environmental and Human Rights Violations

  Global coalition of NGOs calls for urgent protection of local land defenders, amid ongoing threat of repression WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill has suspended its business relationship with controversial Guatemalan palm oil company Reforestadora de Palmas del Petén, S.A (REPSA). The announcement comes after years of campaigning by civil society groups …