As the tense stand-off between Peru’s Humala Administration and the population of Cajamarca
over central government support for gold
mining against the wishes of the residents, protests over misbehavior by
international corporations in Peru is spreading.
On August 6, protesters in Yungay province, Anchash region
began taking action against a mining operation that is polluting Huascaran National Park
with cyanide, with the local leader complaining that the Humala Administration
has shown “no interest.”
This is not the first problem in the Anchash region this
year with pollution by mining
corporations. A pattern of central government cooperation with
international corporations at the expense of local residents is becoming
steadily clearer, and the predictable result is rising instability as the
population struggles to be heard."
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Points to Watch:
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Points to Watch:
- Peruvian Policy Brutality
- Central Government Treatment of Espinar mayor Óscar Mollohuanca - illegal arrest, returning to negotiating table after being released
- Peruvian Villagers Poisoned by Mine Waste 'Accident'
- Cajamarca strike, Aug. 21
- Centrral government treatment of Cajamarca regional president Gregorio Santos, who is being threatened by officials favoring international corporate investment as a troublemaker rather than a defender of the legitimate interests of the local people and being marginalized to curry favor with international mining corporations
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