Muqui Informa’s Organisations
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We are a network of Peruvian institutions that at the local, regional, national, and international level, defends and promotes the recognition, respect, and exercise of the rights of communities and populations, as well as sustainable development, where mining activities are planned and/or being carried out to analyze their social, environmental and cultural implications.
Articles by Muqui Informa
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Aymara Communities in Puno File Lawsuit Against 7 Mining Concessions
The Aymara peasant communities of the Kelluyo district, in the province of Chucuito, Puno region, filed an injunction against the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), the Geological Mining and Metallurgical Institute (INGEMMET) and a foreign investment mining company for the imposition of seven mining concessions located in their territories. This legal action is an…
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Stirring Announcement of the El Algarrobo Project Rekindles Tambogrande’s Historic Struggle Against Mining
Following the declaration of national interest of the El Algarrobo polymetallic mining project, located in Tambogrande, Piura region, grassroots social organizations established a transitory commission to collectively respond to this provocation made by the Agencia de Promoción de la Inversión Privada (ProInversión) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem). In 2002, the district of…
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December 7: One Year after the Great Peasant and Indigenous Revolt
December 7 marks one year since the attempted coup of former President Pedro Castillo and his subsequent removal from office by Congress. As of this date, Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency of Peru and immediately established an alliance with the most conservative, mafia-like people who lost the 2021 presidential elections. Congress also quickly abandoned an…
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Latin American Organizations Present at the United Nations the Impact of 28 Chinese Projects in Latin America
A delegation of 10 representatives from the Collective on Chinese Financing and Investments, Human Rights, and the Environment (CICDHA), along with 35 other Latin American organizations, presented the report tittled: “Chinese Business Activities and Human Rights in Latin America: Cases in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela” at the UN headquarters…
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25N: Women Against All Forms of Violence and Against the Dictatorship
The voices of popular and rural women are increasingly resonating on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. They denounce that they are now not only facing a misogynistic system that reproduces and naturalizes symbolic and structural violence but also an illegitimate and racist government that justifies serious human rights violations. This…