Public health and environmental organizations…announced the filing of a petition with the human rights division of the Organization of American States…[It] accuses the Peruvian government of doing little to halt contamination from a metallurgical complex that is impacting the lives and health of the citizens of La Oroya, Peru…The petition's filing was announced by…the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), Astrid Puentes of the Interamerican Association Environmental Defense (AIDA), Earthjustice, and the Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA)…Doe Run Peru, a subsidiary of Doe Run Company [part of Renco] of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, owns the complex…daily average sulfur dioxide levels are between 80 and 300 times the maximum level permitted by the World Health Organization…[includes a link to a copy of the petition (PDF, in Spanish)]