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  • Peruvian court: Indigenous communities must be consulted before drilling
    http://www.catholicregister.org/home/international/item/24782-peruvian-court-indigenous-communities-must-be-consulted-befo

    A Peruvian court has upheld the right of Awajun and Wampis indigenous communities to be consulted about oil drilling on their land, in a case supported by Catholic Church leaders.

    The court ordered the government to ensure that two oil companies, one French and one Canadian, suspend operations and withdraw from the lease known as Block 116, in Peru’s northern Amazonas and Loreto regions, until a consultation is held.

    “The decision shows that life and health are more important than economic activities,” said Zebelio Kayap Jempekit, an Awajun leader who is a plaintiff in the case.

    Just days before the March 28 ruling, Kayap testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, with indigenous leaders from other South American countries and representatives of the church’s Pan-Amazonian Church Network, known by its Spanish acronym as REPAM.

    “The court decision requires the government to review the way it deals with indigenous peoples in cases involving large industrial projects (and) find a solution that allows it to promote investment while also respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and national and international environmental standards,” said Ismael Vega Diaz, director of the Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application, founded by the Peruvian Catholic Church to advise the bishops on Amazonian issues.

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