Chile: Fishing Villages Turn To International Justice In Fight Against Waste Duct

Chile: Fishing Villages Turn To International Justice In Fight Against Waste Duct   Fisherfolk and indigenous people in southern Chile have petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in their 15-year conflict with Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (CELCO), a paper pulp company which plans to dump toxic waste in the ocean, and with the Chilean state for alleged human rights violations.   The Valdivia pulp mill, one of several owned by CELCO, is located 500 metres from the south bank...

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