Indigenous people from south-east Peru are suing Repsol-YPF and US company Hunt Oil over their plans to explore for oil on their land…The suit argues that the government did not consult with local people before giving the companies permission to work there, as is required under international law, and oil exploration would violate local peoples’ fundamental human rights to ‘enjoy a balanced environment’. Hunt and Repsol-YPF own the rights to explore in an area known as ‘Lot 76'…At the heart of the Lot is…the only fresh water supply for an estimated ten thousand people…Representatives of villages…told Hunt they rejected the company’s presence.