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訴訟

2011年1月1日

IGR lawsuit (re water rights, Mexico)

ステータス: ONGOING

Date lawsuit was filed
2011年1月1日
日付の精度
年が正しい
不明
コミュニティ
申立の提出場所: メキシコ
事件の発生場所: メキシコ
訴訟の種類: 国内

企業

Impulsa Generación Responsable (IGR) メキシコ 水力発電及びダムプロジェクト

ソース

Para la versión en español de este perfil de las demandas judiciales, haga clic acá.

Snapshot

In 2011, the indigenous communities of Veracruz, Mexico filed a complaint against the hydroelectric company Impulsa Generación Responsible, requesting an injunction to stop the construction of three hydroelectric plants along the Jalacingo River. Plaintiffs allege the project will interfere with their right to water. The corporation argued they received license to construct the plant after submitting an environmental impact assessment. The court suspended the project and the case is ongoing.

Factual background

In 2011, indigenous communities of Veracruz, Mexico, filed a complaint against the hydroelectric company Impulsa Generación Responsable (IGR) to stop the construction of three hydroelectric plants along the Jalacingo River – a project which had been approved by local authorities.  

Legal argument

The plaintiffs allege that the project will interfere with their right to water as the river's course will be altered and their traditional water supply disrupted.  IGR argues that they obtained the authorities’ permission after presenting the corresponding environmental impact assessment.

Legal proceedings

In March 2015, a district court of Xalapa, Veracruz, ruled in favour of the defendants.  The judge did not appreciate any risk of environmental damage as the environmental assessment was in order.  The plaintiffs appealed this decision.  In April 2015, the federal court of Veracruz took into account the risk of environmental damage and applied the principle of in dubio pro natura, according to which if there is a reasonable doubt, prevention of irreparable environmental damage must prevail.  The court suspended the project.  The defendant has appealed this decision.  The case is on-going. 

In May 2015, local activists claimed that local authorities were violating the federal court’s decision by encouraging disrespect for the project suspension among the population and IGR workers.  The activists are studying the possibility to file a criminal lawsuit against Jalancigo’s Mayor and other local authorities.

News sources

- [ES] De Jalacingo… Viola alcalde suspensión de obra hidroeléctrica, Hermilo Medina, Horizonte (Mexico), 13 May 2015
- [ES] Suspenden 3 hidroeléctricas en Jalacingo, Agencias, Noreste (Mexico), 25 Apr 2015
- [ES] Suspenden construcción de hidroeléctricas en Veracruz, Rubén Mosso, Milenio.com (Mexico), 24 Apr 2015
- [ES] Tribunal ampara a indígenas contra centrales eléctricas en sus manantiales, Alfredo Méndez y Gustavo Castillo, La Jornada (Mexico), 24 Apr 2015
- [ES] Tribunal suspende obras de 3 hidroeléctricas en Veracruz y Puebla, Alfredo Méndez, La Jornada( México), 23 Apr 2015  

Impulsa Generación Responsable (IGR):
- [ES] Avalan 3 minihidroeléctricas en el rio Jalacingo, Rosalinda Morales, Imagen del Golfo, (Mexico), 11 Apr 2013.

ELaw:
- Water rights for indigenous communities in Mexico, 7 May 2015

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