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April 4, 2017

Peruvian court: Indigenous communities must be consulted before drilling

Workers collect oil from a stream below the site of an oil pipeline break in 2016 in Wachapea, Peru. A Peruvian court has upheld the right of Awajun and Wampis indigenous communities to be consulted about oil drilling on their land.

LIMA, Peru – 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.

Published in International