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title: They’ve been exploited by their government and oil companies for decades — now it’s time for justice
date: 2014-12-18T20:51:27Z
modified: 2023-07-24T15:14:47Z
permalink: "https://350.org/theyve-been-exploited-by-their-government-and-oil-companies-for-decades-now-its-time-for-justice/"
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status: publish
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categories:
  - Climate Justice
  - KIITG
  - Latin America
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Since March 2013, four major river basins in the Peruvian Amazon have been declared environmental and humanitarian crisis zones. And after decades of oil exploitation, Peruvian communities are still fighting back — several are raising their voices to demand that Petroperú clean up its act before the company tries to renew its license for oil extraction in August 2015.

Watch the short film _Pastaza_ below, then learn more [here](https://pastazafilm.com/).

[Pastaza – short edit](https://vimeo.com/113332946) from [Handcrafted Films](https://vimeo.com/handcraftedfilms) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com).