Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Agreement: November 2001

...requested that in the course of future visits, a presentation be made at the school of communication on dispute resolution practices. Choropampa 1. At the request of elected leaders of Magdalena and Choropampa and members of civil society, and with the support of Minera Yanacocha and the knowledge of the Peruvian government, the CAO has agreed to convene and organize a team of medical experts, with international standing, to conduct a medical review. The te...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Agreement: September 2001

...request of the President and/or senior management or as and when the CAO feels appropriate. • To act as an independent source of advice to the President of the World Bank Group regarding the environmental and social safeguard policies and the outcomes of the IFC and/or MIGA portfolio and projects. . 3 Formal Complaints and CAO Response The first formal complaint to the CAO was filed by the leaders of the community of Choropampa conce...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Closing Report: CAO Exit Report, February 2006

...request of affected communities and the Mesa. Due to lack of US courts Magdalena, San Juan – cooperation from government authorities and desire by some health impacts from the complainants to seek remedies through litigation, health study was mercury spill not implemented. (see further explanation in Background section) Land, Soil, Air – impacts In November 2001, the President’s Office for the Government of The CTAR Mesa oversaw an environmental audit by...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Eligibility: Independent Investigation into the Mercury Spill of June 2, 2000 in the Vicinity of San Juan, Choropampa and Magdalena, Peru - June 2000

...request of senior management or as and when the CAO feels appropriate. ‰ To act as an independent source of advice to the President of the World Bank Group regarding the environmental and social safeguard policies and the outcomes of the IFC and/or MIGA’s portfolio and projects. In response to MYSRL and its shareholders the CAO decided to form an independent commission comprising experts on mercury and the environment, mercury and human ...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Eligibility: Report of the Independent Evaluation of the Mesa de dialogo y consenso CAO-Cajamarca, May 2005

...President Fujimori’s authoritarian and corrupt rule to a coherent and stable democratic order is far from complete. There is a pervasive public distrust of political leaders and public institutions that has sorely undermined their legitimacy. President Toledo’s tenure in office has been marred by scandal, and confidence in his leadership has dropped below 10% according to public opinion polls. With the election a year away in April 2006, no political grouping appears to have solid public support...

Complaint > Yanacocha-02/Cajamarca

Agreement: January 2002

...requested a response from the consulting team to the third and fourth questions. 1. The study appears to be more focused on research than on assessment. Research can take a very long time. We as a Mesa want an assessment and a conclusion. Dr. Josh Lipton responded, “Our work plan is to begin a study and we don’t want to be here for two years waiting for results. We understand the idea is not to study this forever. We understand the objective of the study is to answer the ques...