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2021年6月9日

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Chile: UN experts demand justice for Arica residents still facing health problems almost 40 years after toxic waste dump by Swedish company Boliden Minerals AB

https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27147

The toxic waste - which remains outdoors, uncovered and exposed to nature’s elements - poses a health and security risk given its high content of arsenic, including to drinking water systems…“The residents of Arica continue to suffer serious health problems caused by the waste dump,” the experts said. “The community has been denied access to justice for years, received little or no remediation, and even today those in need of medical care are ignored…“And the human rights impacts suffered by the community will only become more pronounced with the passage of time.”..An estimated 12,000 people have been affected by the waste, and many have lost their lives, the experts said. Among the reported side-effects are cancer, joint pain, respiratory difficulties, allergies, anemia, miscarriage and birth defects. Some women of reproductive age who played on the waste pile as children have been unable to conceive. ..