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Issue:

Health & Communities

Region:

International

Office:

International

Feature:

Peruvian Court Orders Relief for Victims of Lead Poisoning by US-Owned Smelter

Legal Document:

Human Rights Petition on La Oroya to IACHR (en español )

Press Release:

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hear La Oroya Case (08/19/09)

Doe Run Smelter in Peru Loses Environmental Certification (04/09/08)

Human Rights Body Calls on Peru to Protect Citizens from Contamination by American-owned Smelter (09/05/07)

U.S. Smelter's Pollution Now Human Rights Issue for Peru (04/24/07)

Human Rights Commission May Examine Violations at La Oroya, Peru (03/21/07)

Video:

Toxic Lead Smelting Operation in La Oroya, Peru

Cases

Peruvian Smelter Emits Toxic Pollutants

In Brief: The people (especially the children) who live in La Oroya, in the Peruvian Andes, have dangerous levels of lead in their blood. The source is a smelter operated by a company based in Missouri. Earthjustice is working to persuade the company to provide desperately needed medical care.

Staff:

Anna Cederstav

Martin Wagner

Clients:

Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)

Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA)

Updated: January 3, 2006

Case #26216

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Peruvian Smelter Emits Toxic Pollutants