GeoPark is grateful to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre for the opportunity to respond to the accusations made by CLASP Lab ⁠— a collaboration between the Comision Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz and other organizations ⁠— against GeoPark, that seek to connect the Company with serious threats to social leader Jani Silva.

Since GeoPark acquired the operations of Amerisur Resources in January 2020, it has expressed its commitment to respecting the human rights of the individuals and communities neighboring its operations. On several occasions and as stated on the la nueva Amerisur website (https://www.lanuevaamerisur.com/sala-de-prensa/), the Company has vigorously repudiated any threat to the life, dignity and integrity of human rights defenders and social leaders, and has demanded, in writing and in frequent interactions with national and local authorities, the adoption of effective measures to protect those who perform this work.