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Mercury poisoning in Madre de Dios
20 November 2016
In a piece published by The Guardian, David Hill highlights the results of studies carried out by Duke Global Health Institute in the United States which seek to quantify how much local populations are exposed to mercury poisoning.
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Fire strikes twice
20 November 2016
On 17 November a fire broke out in one of the cinemas at the Larcomar shopping mall in Miraflores. Four people were killed and several were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
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Mining: more protests, more deaths, some dialogue
13 November 2016
The death of a protester at Las Bambas in October has already had a strong impact on public policy, as we outlined last week, and the fear of ‘contagion’ has proved real. Last week brought further significant events: further deaths at police hands, this time in La Libertad, and more mining protests in the south.
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Mining output boosts exports
13 November 2016
The increase in mining output, mostly from Las Bambas and the expansion of Cerro Verde, have helped push Peru’s trade balance back towards positive terrain over the first three quarters of the year.
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Defending the defenders: human rights defenders at risk
06 November 2016
An Oxfam document draws attention to the plight of human rights defenders in Latin America. The report highlights the plight of women in defending human rights
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Bolivia and Peru: change of tone?
06 November 2016
The visit by President Kuczynski to Bolivia, where he met with Evo Morales in Sucre, marks an improvement in relations between the two countries. Despite their ideological differences, Kuczynski and Morales pledged to mend fences.
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Loreto oil spills: conflict continues.
29 October 2016
Indigenous communities in Loreto have now been on strike for two months, blocking the river Marañon. Faced with the effects of nine oil spills this year, they are desperate to force action from the government. Rolando Luque, the new ONDS chief, went to Saramillo as his first visit in his new job.
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Bill to end private police contracts in mines
29 October 2016
The left-wing Frente Amplio (FA) tabled legislation on 25 October that, if approved, would bring to an end the practice whereby detachments of the police are stationed within privately-owned mining camps.
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New law should help identification of violence victims
29 October 2016
No-one knows for sure how many people were killed in the war between Sendero and the state in the 1980s and early 1990s, nor how many people just ‘disappeared’. The problem of discovering where people are buried, establishing their identity and enabling their bereaved relatives to bury them properly is on-going.
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Peru Support Group's Annual Conference on 5 November
20 October 2016
THE PERU SUPPORT GROUP
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016Human Rights and Development under PPK
5th November 2016
UCL Global Governance Institute
29 – 31 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9QURegistration and coffee start at 10:30am; conference starts at 11:00am
Members and Concessions £8, non-members £13
Please register your attendance in advance if possible.
Email: coordinator@perusupportgroup.org.uk to registerFor a detailed agenda please click on the subject heading
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Contact Us
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Coordinator
Ana Reyes-Hurt
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Telephone
+ 44 (0) 7936 631 932
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