Declaration from the People’s Summit in Cajamarca

“It is essential to reform our political system and laws which currently back this economic model. One of the hardest and most difficult manifestations of this model is the criminalization of the protest and the repression by the state-owned forces put at the service of the companies, which has cost the lives of dozens of people and has permitted the judicial harassment of hundreds of social leaders and the imprisoning of many of them, as has occurred with our Awajun and Wampis brothers who defended the Amazon and the communities who defend our water. It is time to recover our democracy, so that our rights as communities and citizens are respected.”

Opposition to the extractive industries continues to grow in Latin America. Rural and indigenous communities in Cajamarca, Peru have rejected mining developments and confirmed their determination not to allow it in the future. Read full statement here.

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