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Environmental and legal rights challenges in Peru and Mexico

Overview

In Peru, the Executive Branch has requested a 120-day period of legislative powers from Congress. The Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA) has warned that this request could threaten environmental protections, protected natural areas, and the integrity of environmental impact studies, specifically posing risks to indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact (PIACI).

In Mexico, legal challenges have emerged regarding environmental defense. A judge imposed precautionary measures on Sergio Oceransky, director of Fundación Yansa, requiring him to travel monthly for in-person signatures and participate in virtual hearings. Fundación Yansa has denounced these actions as an attempt to “criminalize environmental defense” and restrict public activity related to real estate disputes in Progreso.

Entities

Galicia · Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation · Sergio Oceransky · Fundación Yansa · Congreso de la República del Perú

Timeline

  1. 9 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Environmental rights face challenges in Peru and Mexico

    Environmental advocates in Peru and Mexico raise alarms over legislative requests affecting indigenous rights and legal restrictions imposed on environmental defenders.

  2. 13 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Water rights and scarcity face legal and environmental challenges

    Legal and environmental challenges regarding water access are rising in Mexico, where water is a constitutional right, and in Vigo, Spain, where drought and infrastructure issues threaten supply.

Sources

alternativo.mx · anabolivia.org · diariovoces.com.pe · lineasemergentes.mx · ocio.farodevigo.es