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Artículo

1 May 2008

Autor:
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) [Mexico]

AIDA Uses Innovative Legal Strategy to Protect Human Rights Violated by Mexican Dam

AIDA continued its groundbreaking work to protect human rights and the environment by submitting an amicus curiae brief to a Mexican state court considering a legal challenge to a harmful mega dam project...this was the first time such a brief has been submitted to a Mexican court in an environmental case. The case...was filed by our participating organization, CEMDA, to stop the construction of the massive La Parota hydroelectric dam in the state of Guerrero...if we win, the court could set a legal precedent requiring the government to meaningfully consult with affected communities and properly assess the dam's potential environmental impacts...