By Rosa Pena | Fellow attorney - Human Rights Program
In the past months we’ve had multiple meetings with our local partners APRODEH and the local community leader focused on coordinating ongoing activities on the case and our participation at a round table on heavy metals.
During the first week of February we participated in the round table on people affected by heavy metals, a session held by the Technical Group on Environmental Health to plan and strategize actions related to La Oroya and other communities in the region.
This participation helped us to continue building the trust with the community and their leaders, and during the conversations our team was able to play an active role in the coordination of the work and agenda of the group.
As AIDA, we committed to help on issues related to advocacy efforts before international Huma Rights bodies such as the UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights and Environment and the Inter-American Human Rights System Rapporteur to bring attention to the situation.
Currently we are finalizing a communication piece addressed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) with the objective to show evidence on the deficiencies in the implementation of the precautionary measures established by the Commission, and the coordination issues with the Health Ministry in charge of implementing such measures.
We continue to be consistent and strong in our efforts to support the communities and local organizations in La Oroya, our team is committed to provide the legal and technical assistance needed by them to ensure the protection of their rights, their environment and their lives.
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