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24 March, 2007 13:00:12 | in environment
Doe Run Peru faces international heat for health violations in La Oroya, Peru
(Provided by Earthjusctice.Org)
Public health and environmental organizations from throughout the Western Hemisphere announced the filing of a petition with the human rights division of the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.
The petition accuses the Peruvian government of doing little to halt contamination from a metallurgical complex that is impacting the lives and health of the citizens of La Oroya, Peru.
The petition's filing was announced at a press conference in Lima, Peru this morning by Carlos Chirinos of the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), Astrid Puentes of the Interamerican Association Environmental Defense (AIDA), Earthjustice, and the Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA).
Public health and environmental organizations from throughout the Western Hemisphere announced the filing of a petition with the human rights division of the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.
The petition accuses the Peruvian government of doing little to halt contamination from a metallurgical complex that is impacting the lives and health of the citizens of La Oroya, Peru.
The petition's filing was announced at a press conference in Lima, Peru this morning by Carlos Chirinos of the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), Astrid Puentes of the Interamerican Association Environmental Defense (AIDA), Earthjustice, and the Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA).
The petition claims the Peruvian government failed to place pollution controls on the metallurgical complex that operates in La Oroya, a situation that tramples on the human rights of the town's citizens. Located in the city of La Oroya, some 175 kms from Lima, the complex has been operating for 80 years. Doe Run Peru, a subsidiary of Doe Run Company of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, owns the complex.
Recent monitoring of air quality -- performed by Doe Run itself -- has shown that daily average sulfur dioxide levels are between 80 and 300 times the maximum level permitted by the World Health Organization. The Blacksmith Institute even declared the city of La Oroya one of the Top Ten Most Polluted Cities in the world.
The petition asks the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to recommend that the Peruvian government implement urgent measures to halt the grave violations against the health and lives of the citizens of La Oroya.
Learn more about the conditions in La Oroya by watching a short film (YouTube)
More background on La Oroya
Read a copy of the petition (PDF, in Spanish)
Contact information:
Luis Eduardo Cisneros, 9371 4481 (Lima)
Martin Wagner, Earthjustice, (510) 550-6714
Recent monitoring of air quality -- performed by Doe Run itself -- has shown that daily average sulfur dioxide levels are between 80 and 300 times the maximum level permitted by the World Health Organization. The Blacksmith Institute even declared the city of La Oroya one of the Top Ten Most Polluted Cities in the world.
The petition asks the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to recommend that the Peruvian government implement urgent measures to halt the grave violations against the health and lives of the citizens of La Oroya.
Learn more about the conditions in La Oroya by watching a short film (YouTube)
More background on La Oroya
Read a copy of the petition (PDF, in Spanish)
Contact information:
Luis Eduardo Cisneros, 9371 4481 (Lima)
Martin Wagner, Earthjustice, (510) 550-6714
1 Comments
# nelly noriega says :
1 March, 2008 [ 05:33 ]
# nelly noriega says :
1 March, 2008 [ 05:33 ]
I was born here at La Oroya, half a century ago, it was then the Cerro de Pasco Corporation. I am so sad to hear that things are worse instead of better. Companies are in it for the money, as for the planet.... they don't care! They contaminate the earth, air and water all over. No exclusivity. That does not make it right!! Unfortunately only money matters, as for the people, well.... I hope things change. I do my share to take care of this earth, and hope for the best.
I hope this gets resolved in a positive way, and soon.
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