This dossier includes, among other things, a letter sent by 18 US Congresspeople to the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, requesting that the government do not defend Doe Run; and the request by NGO Oxfam America to the Peruvian government that it stand by its decision not to concede to the re-opening of the Doe Run Peru (DRP) lead smelting plant in La Oroya.
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[SOURCE: SIERRA CLUB CANADA] There appears to be a growing awareness in many countries, that NAFTA-style foreign investor privileges and their private “investor-state dispute system [ISD], which have been among the most controversial aspects of past US trade deals, should be rejected in trade and investment agreements, for example, into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Source: Oxfamamerica.org Apr 11, 2012 US Congress and NGOs urge Peruvian Government to keep smelter closed until company remediates site For more information, contact: Jessica Forres, Extractive Industries and Humanitarian Press Officer (202) 777-2914 (office) (202) 460-8272 (mobile) jforres@oxfamamerica.org Washington, D.C. – International humanitarian organization Oxfam America calls on Peru’s government to stand firm against reopening Doe Run lead smelter in La Oroya, one Source: Public Citizen Return to Investor-State Attacks Public Citizen and Oxfam America, in cooperation Congresswoman Linda Sánchez and Congressman Raúl Grijalva, sponsored a briefing on March 28, 2012, where congressional staff and allies heard from community leaders from El Salvador and Peru and legal experts how investor-state provisions are being used by corporations to evade environmental and human rights obligations. View Video Footage [SOURCE: INDIANEXPRESS By Subhomoy Bhattacharjee] Rattled by threats from foreign companies to drag India to international courts over breach of investment promises, the government is planning to erase a key clause in bilateral investment treaties that allows for international arbitration in order to protect itself. |
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