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Article

1 Apr 2007

Author:
Earth Rights International, Racimos de Ungurahui, Amazon Watch

[PDF] full report: "A Legacy of Harm - Occidental Petroleum in Indigenous Territory in the Peruvian Amazon"

Over the course of 30 years of operations in indigenous Achuar territory in the Peruvian Amazon,...Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) knowingly engaged in destructive practices which severely contaminated unique and sensitive ecosystems and caused profound impacts upon the rights and health of the communities living there. Under the company’s successor, Pluspetrol, the patterns of human rights and environmental abuse established by Oxy continue unabated. Today, the Achuar communities live with Oxy’s legacy of harm, which consists of extreme pollution of their lands and waterways, disruption of their ability to fish, hunt, and raise crops, and persistent health problems, including widespread lead and cadmium poisoning.