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Webinar: Defending the Defenders

Webinar: Defending the Defenders The PSG, in conjunction with Latin America Bureau (LAB), organised a well-attended webinar on 20 October, entitled ‘Environmental Defenders in Peru Today’. The panel included Katie Jones from LAB; Josep Iborra Plans, the Amazon...

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La Oroya complex to be handed over to workers

On the 17 October, Doe Run Perú will hand over the La Oroya mineral complex to the 1,305 people who worked there until the US-owned company ceased operations due to insolvency in 2009. The workers have formed a company (Metalúrgica Business Perú) to enable them to...

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Arch-conservative narrowly wins Lima mayoralty

Rafael López Aliaga, the winning candidate in the race for mayor of Lima in last Sunday’s election has said he refuses to meet with President Pedro Castillo. This, and other promises made during his high-cost campaign, may prove hard to honour; like other local...

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