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The Network for Justice in Global Investment is a joint effort by citizens and organizations in a variety of countries to challenge one of the most anti-democratic aspects of the global economic order – the rules governing international investment. Read More.

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Argentina’s critics are wrong again about renationalising oil

Source: The Guardian

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Mark Weisbrot

In taking back oil and gas company YPF, Argentina’s state is reversing past mistakes. Europe is in no position to be outraged

The Argentinian government’s decision to renationalise the oil and gas company YPF has been greeted with howls of outrage, threats, forecasts of rage and ruin, and a rude bit of name-calling in

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Pay the polluter $800 million! Trade deal injustice for the children of La Oroya.

Source: Friends of the Earth

Posted Apr. 16, 2012 / Posted by: Bill waren

“There is a silent epidemic here.  The effects on the children are not easily visible, but they have all kinds of serious health problems, and those will only get worse if the smelter reopens,” says Hugo Villa, a local doctor.

According to the Blacksmith Institute, a non-profit pollution think

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A brief introduction of the Doe Run / Renco vs Peru case.

Fact Sheet of the case prepared specially for this issue.

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Peru to look for new firm to operate Doe Run smelter -creditors

Source: Reuters.com

LIMA, April 12 | Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:05pm EDT

(Reuters) – A restructuring plan for Doe Run Peru’s sprawling La Oroya smelter has been rejected and creditors will look for another firm to operate it, a member of the board of creditors and the metals company’s manager said on Thursday.

The smelter has been idled since 2009 because of financial difficulties

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Speech of Conrado Olivera, member of Uniendo Manos Perú and Friends of la Oroya, at the 2012 Ecumenical Advocacy Days, in Washington D.C.

Conrado Olivera told of the struggles of local communities affected by years of pollution in the La Oroya Metallurgical Complex owned by the Doe Run Peru. He spoke about these injustices in the context of an investor–state investment dispute. A system that is increasingly tying the hands of governments and their efforts to implement public interest policies.

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