NEWS

• Ley 30230: landmark ruling

  09 April 2016

  On 15 March, Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal pronounced the admissibility of an appeal made by a number of human rights and indigenous organizations, led by Asociación Interétnica de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) and the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples of the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos against Ley 30230.

• Las Bambas: canon sows inter-communal conflict

  20 March 2016

  In 2015, the region of Apurímac received nothing from the canon, the system that distributes over 50% of mining royalties and tax receipts to regional and local governments, plus local universities. But Apurímac hosts Las Bambas, so as the giant mine comes on stream this year, the canon will begin to generate significant income, right down to the district level. By 2018, Apurímac as a whole will be receiving around 10% of the national figure distributed under the canon.

• Las Bambas: dialogue forum due to begin

  20 March 2016

  After many delays, the process of dialogue starts in Apurímac in the coming week between MMG, the Chinese company that owns Las Bambas, regional and local officials and local community leaders.

• Lower tax take from mining

  20 March 2016

  Propuesta Ciudadana has published figures on the collapse in tax receipts on the part of the state since 2011 due to the fall in minerals prices.

• Amazon oil spills: case taken to the IACHR

  13 March 2016

  The oil spills in the Amazon in January and February this year are causing increasing and ever deeper concern as stories of human rights abuse emerge, particularly the rights of the child. Pressure is now mounting on Petroperú.

• Attempts to start dialogue at Las Bambas

  06 March 2016

  The tense situation reported in last week's newsletter on the Las Bambas copper mine has hopefully been diffused by the commencement of a 'dialogue table' (mesa de diálogo) – a forum for discussion – in the province of Cotabambas in Apurímac.

• David and Goliath in UK High Court: Cuzco communities versus Xstrata

  06 March 2016

  A long-awaited and important event took place in the High Court in London this week. 25 February saw the preliminary hearing in the case being brought by a group of Peruvian citizens against the mining giant Xstrata. The claimants argue that the company is responsible for the deaths and injuries occasioned by the actions of the Peruvian National Police (PNP).

• OMCT report denounces harassment of human rights defenders

  06 March 2016

  The World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) has issued a report highlighting the increasing trend of criminalisation of human rights defenders across Latin America, particularly those defending rights in the context of natural resource extraction.

• ADEX highlights export concentration

  27 February 2016

  ADEX, the Peruvian exporters’ association, has published some interesting numbers about how few exporters account for the lion’s share of Peru’s exports.

• Guzman's candidacy ruled in

  27 February 2016

  On 24 February, the Special Electoral Jury (Jurado Electoral Especial, JEE) ruled Julio Guzman’s candidacy to the presidency acceptable.

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