Peru
Marañón River Keepers
‘Defensores Ambientales del Río Marañón’: The Marañón River is one of the most important water sources in Peru and a key Amazon tributary. In late April 2011, former Peruvian President Alan Garcia declared that the construction of 20 dams on the Marañón River was “in the national interest.” (…)
Rights defended: right to environmental information;right to freedom of assembly and association;right to freedom of expression and opinion;right to participate in environmental decision-making;rights of EHRD