Judiciary recognizes rights to the Marañón River in Peru

Juan Carlos Ruiz* Leer en español aquí. A court located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon has just issued a historic ruling. It has established that the Marañon River, one of the main rivers of the Amazon, is also a «rights holder». On March 8, 2024, Judge Corely Armas Chapiama, of the Mixed Court […]

La Oroya: an environmental justice lesson to Peru and the world

Astrid Puentes* Leer en español aquí. This article was first published here. On March 22 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released a historic and long awaited decision in the case of the people of La Oroya v. Peru. At last, the people who since 2005 have sought in the Inter-American System the justice they did not […]