LATEST NEWS
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Update 138. 16 July 2010
Perupetro Guarantees Reserve for Uncontacted Tribe
Survival International reports that a reserve for uncontacted tribes in the Peruvian Amazon has been made off-limits to oil and gas companies. The majority of the reserve had been previously open to exploration by Brazilian company Petrobras, in an area known as 'Lot 110'. The reserve is inhabited by some of the world's last uncontacted indigenous people, a tribe known as the Murunahua (or Chitonahua), the organisation explains.
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29 June 2010
The Outcomes of Bagua: The Peruvian Amazon One Year on from the Violence
Public Event - Bagua
On 28 June 2010, the Peru Support Group held a public meeting at the Palace of Westminster in London to reflect upon what has happened in Peru one year on from the violence seen in Bagua.
ARTICLES
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Update 139. April / May 2010
Editorial: Towards a Festival of Democracy?
Thirty years after Peru held its first democratic elections, following 12 years of military rule, the country is gearing up for the latest round of electoral contests: municipal and regional elections in October, followed by presidential and congressional elections next April.
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Update 139. April / May 2010
Consultation Law Gives New Hope to Indigenous Peoples
A year ago, Peruvians were aghast by the tragic turn of events at Bagua, a small town in the northern jungle. At least 15 policemen and five members of the Awajun indigenous tribe died in a violent clash on June 5. An additional five inhabitants of Bagua and Bagua Grande were killed by the police and another nine policemen by indigenous people at an oil pumping station.
Miscellaneous
14 July 2010
BFI Southbank (London) - South American Renaissance Film Festival
This August, the BFI Southbank in London is exploring the recent renaissance of filmmaking across South America.
The season includes Peruvian films Dioses, a story of the 'haves' in contemporary Peruvian society, and Claudia Llosa's debut Madeinusa, alongside a variety of recent South American classics.
Click here for more information
28 May 2010
Sponsored Walk for the PSG to Santiago de Compostela
On June 11, John Crabtree and Judith Cóndor-Vidal will step out on the long stony road that leads to Santiago de Compostela in north-western Spain. As well funding boot-menders and blister healers, they seek to raise much-needed money for the Peru Support Group (PSG).
22 June 2009
PSG Statement on the Peru Amazon Discussion in Parliament
Over 90 people attended a public meeting organised jointly by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Peru, the Peru Support Group (PSG) and Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD). The meeting was held at the Houses of Parliament on Monday June 22nd 2009.
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Peru Support Group
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89-93 Fonthill Road
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Coordinator
Gaby Drinkwater
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Telephone
+ 44 (0) 207 263 1016
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