NEWS

• Extractives: IACHR rejects petition; Peru and Colombia collaborate etc

  27 May 2014

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has rejected the petition asking for the revocation of the Newmont Mining Company's licence to build a further gold mine in Cajamarca.

  Peru and Colombia to collaborate in combating Illegal gold mining

  Ancash farmers protest water appropriation for mining 

  Business suffers from community conflict

• Abortion guidelines to be published soon

  27 May 2014

  The Ministry of Health has now produced a ‘technical guide for the interruption of pregnancies with informed consent before the 22 weeks in the cases when they endanger the life of the mother’ but it has yet to be implemented.

• Anti-trust rules proposed

  27 May 2014

  José Távara, a senior economist from the Catholic University (PUCP) has argued forcefully for the passage of legislation to prevent mergers and acquisitions creating virtual monopolies

• Controversial appointment of new Fiscal

  29 April 2014

  On April 9, Peru’s Supreme Board of Public Prosecutors (fiscales) elected Carlos Ramos Heredia, a cousin of the first lady Nadine Heredia, to a term of three years as the new National Prosecutor General (Fiscal de la Nación).  The vote passed by four votes with one against.

• Debate over civil union gathers strength

  29 April 2014

  Over the past month the debate over possible legislation allowing for the civil union of people of the same sex has prompted wide public discussion of a topic that has for long remained taboo in Peruvian politics.

• Niño in sight

  29 April 2014

  The likelihood of Peru being hit by the Niño phenomenon this year appears to be in the ascendant.

• Las Bambas sold for 5.85 billion dollars

  29 April 2014

  Minmetal’s acquisition of the Las Bambas copper project in Apurímac represents yet another significant milestone in the advance by Chinese companies to dominate the Peruvian mining sector.

• Further violence feared as deadline passes for registration of miners

  29 April 2014

  Informal and illegal gold miners account for some 20% of Peruvian gold exports. The legislation to formalize the sector was passed in 2012 but only recently implemented, with a deadline for registration of April 19. Violent protests erupted.

• Mining company dismisses workers who formed a union

  24 March 2014

  Glencore Xstrata continues in the spotlight over labour conflict. At its Antapaccay copper mine (which replaces Tintaya), five workers have achieved a significant advance in their fight to regain their jobs. 

• Ministerial crisis grips Peru

  24 March 2014

  On February 24, Prime Minister César Villanueva, resigned. The move was triggered by First Lady Nadine Heredia’s denial that there would be any debate over the minimum wage. Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla agreed with Heredia, and Villanueva left saying he could not remain in post if there were ‘parallel powers’.

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