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Article

20 Feb 2017

Author:
Peru Support Group

Peru: NGOs concerned over Govt. actions “threatening” indigenous peoples’ land rights and benefiting companies

“Government legislative decrees may threaten indigenous land rights”

…Indigenous and human rights organisations have assessed the implications of some of these decrees for the most vulnerable populations. Red Muqui, Cooperacción and CAAAP (the Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Aplicación Práctica) have analysed a number of directives…Decree No. 1333…prioritises the facilitation of infrastructure projects of “national interest” or of “gran envergadura” by creating a “Special Project for Access to Land for Investment Priority Projects” within the remit of the Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment (Proinversión)…CAAAP and Red Muqui argue that these provisions violate international principles that prohibit the reallocation or displacement of indigenous communities without community consent. They fail to recognise the right of communities alone to convene assemblies, a role recognised in the constitution…Decree No. 1320…modifies the Mining Law with respect to the payments companies need to make to ensure they preserve their concession rights, even when they are not carrying out extraction activities. According to Cooperacción, prior to the introduction of this decree, as per the Mining Law, companies had to pay the equivalent of 10% of minimum annual production levels required per hectare. The concession then was withdrawn if the site remained inactive for 15 consecutive years…