Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Indigenous Amazonians win landmark ruling against mercury pollution in Colombia

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their communities in the country’s Amazonian region are at risk of losing their identity and disappearing due to mercury contamination from gold mining. The court ordered the protection of these communities due to the high risk they peoples face from the contamination of the water and fish they consume from the Caquetá and Apaporis rivers…