Indigenous organisation rejects Perenco on its land
January 5, 2010
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An Indigenous organisation in Peru is demanding that companies stop entering its land without permission, citing Anglo-French company Perenco as an example.
The demand was issued in a statement by ORPIO, based in Loreto in northern Peru and affiliated to Peru’s national Indigenous organisation for the Amazon, AIDESEP.
ORPIO calls for ‘an end to the interference from oil companies continuing to enter our land without previous consultation, as specified by the law. For example: in an area called ‘Lot 121’ where Perenco is in conflict with local organisations.’
Perenco is also working in ‘Lot 67’, adjacent to ‘Lot 121’. ‘Lot 67’ is inhabited by at least two uncontacted tribes, and the company is being heavily criticised for working there. AIDESEP has appealed to Peru’s top court to stop Perenco’s work, as well as Latin America’s top human rights body, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Perenco denies the uncontacted tribes exist.
ORPIO represents more than 450 Indigenous villages in northern Peru.
Read ORPIO’s statement
