Acciones violentas en Perú contra defensores protestando en contra de un proyecto minero de Newmont

A statement by Friends of the Earth International condemning the Peruvian government's violent repression of environmental defenders and protesters opposing mining projects, specifically the Conga project led by Newmont.

• The Peruvian government has employed a disproportionate response to environmental conflicts, including the use of firearms and helicopters, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries across several locations: four deaths in El Espinar (Cusco Department), one death in Bambamarca, and three deaths in Celedín (Cajamarca).
• Protests in Celedín, Cajamarca, are directed against the Conga mining project, operated by the multinational company Newmont, due to threats of water source disappearance and contamination in the region.
• The document denounces the arbitrary detention of Marco Arana, a leader of the political formation Tierra y Dignidad and a member of the environmental organization Grupo de Formación e Intervención para el Desarrollo Sostenible (GRUFIDES).
• The Peruvian government has implemented states of emergency in the conflict areas, which the authors view as part of a broader trend in Latin America where rights are suspended to protect the interests of multinational extractive businesses, citing precedents in Honduras and Paraguay.

APA

admin (2012). Acciones violentas en Perú contra defensores protestando en contra de un proyecto minero de Newmont. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/acciones-violentas-en-peru-contra-defensores-protestando-en-contra-de-un-proyecto-minero-de-newmont/

Chicago

admin. Acciones violentas en Perú contra defensores protestando en contra de un proyecto minero de Newmont. Friends of the Earth International, 2012. https://www.foei.org/es/acciones-violentas-en-peru-contra-defensores-protestando-en-contra-de-un-proyecto-minero-de-newmont/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Acciones violentas en Perú contra defensores protestando en contra de un proyecto minero de Newmont |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=8 July 2012 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/acciones-violentas-en-peru-contra-defensores-protestando-en-contra-de-un-proyecto-minero-de-newmont/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2012acciones, author = {admin}, title = {{Acciones violentas en Perú contra defensores protestando en contra de un proyecto minero de Newmont}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, month = jul, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/acciones-violentas-en-peru-contra-defensores-protestando-en-contra-de-un-proyecto-minero-de-newmont/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }