Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerned About Peru Mine Protest Deaths

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PERU, LIMA

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous body of the Organization of American States, has expressed concern over the violent clashes that erupted last week between police and protesters opposed to Newmont Mining Corp.’s $4.8 billion USD Conga mine project in Cajamarca, Peru.