Nach einem Unfall im Jahr 2000, bei dem ein mit Quecksilber beladener Lastwagen einen Teil seiner Ladung verloren hatte, fürchten die Gemeinschaften in der Region Umweltgefahren durch die Ausweitung des Minenprojekts.
Die BewohnerInnen sollen damals nicht über den Unfall informiert worden sein und einige wiesen Symptome einer Quecksilbervergiftung auf.
Im Jahr 2006 erhielten Dr. Mirtha Vásquez Chuquilín und Pater Marco Arana Morddrohungen, wurden verfolgt und beschattet (s. UA-312/2006).
www.amnesty.deFollowing an accident in 2000, in which a lorry carrying mercury spilled some of its load near the Yanacocha mining project, rural communities fear the potential environmental impact of the expansion of the project.
Allegedly, local residents were not informed of the spill, and symptoms of mercury poisoning were apparently experienced by some members of the community.
In 2006, Dr Mirtha Vasquez Chuquilin and Father Marco Arana received death threats and were followed and watched (see UA 312/06), shortly after GRUFIDES became involved in supporting the cases of two campesino activists who were killed in August and in November 2006 respectively, apparently as a result of their opposition to the expansion of the Conga mining project.
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