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September 12, 2011 Foreign Policy

Showdown in Peru

Indigenous communities kick out Canadian mining company

Sep 12 by Benjamin Dangl 2 comments
February 7, 2011 Foreign Policy

Canada Gets Cuddly with Mining Companies

Unconditional love for extractive industry costs taxpayers, say C-300 supporters

Feb 7 by Justin Ling 4 comments
November 26, 2008 Agriculture

Peru's Farmers Demand Healthy Land

Criminalization of anti-mining dissent strengthens resolve

Nov 26 by Sander Otten
August 23, 2008 Weblog:

Peru: Indigenous occupations end with victory in Congress

On August 22nd, the Peruvian Congress repealed two legislative decrees at the root of the indigenous demonstrations that paralyzed various roads and energy installations from August 9th through 20th. The indigenous movement of the Amazon, home to 65 different indigenous nations, declared victory.

[note: several of the hyperlinks are to articles and websites in Spanish.]

Background

Peruvian President Alan Garcia approved more than 100 legislative decrees in the first half of 2008, making use of special powers bestowed upon the Executive branch by the Congress in order to bring the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the US and Peru into effect. The FTA was signed in 2006 and passed - despite opposition - by the US House and Senate in late 2007.

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May 2, 2007 Month in Review

Events in April

Direct actions in Vancouver, mining strike in Peru, Immokalee workers, Somalia, and more

May 2 by Dru Oja Jay

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