The Peru Support Group (PSG) was established in 1983 to raise awareness of human rights violations committed during
Peru’s internal armed conflict. It is a UK-based advocacy organisation with a fee-paying membership of approximately 500 people. Lord Avebury (
Eric Lubbock) has served as PSG president since 2002 and a number of British MPs including
Ann Clwyd
Ann Clwyd Roberts (; born 21 March 1937) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley for 35 years, from 1984 until 2019. Although she had intended to stand down in 2015, she was re-elected in tha ...
and
Simon Hughes are sponsors. Other notable sponsors of the organisation included renowned British writers
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...
and
Graham Greene. The organisation today campaigns on a wide range of issues including: human rights, indigenous rights, democratic governance and sustainable development, particularly with reference to
extractive industries.
Publications
*Bebbington, A.J, M. Connarty, W. Coxshall, H. O'Shaugnessy, M. Williams. 2007.
Mining and development in Peru, with special reference to the Rio Blanco Project, Piura'' London. Peru Support Group. Translated and published in Peru as: Bebbington, A.J, M. Connarty, W. Coxshall, H.O'Shaugnessy, M. Williams.
Minería y Desarrollo en Perú con especial referencia al Proyecto Río Blanco, Piura'. Lima. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos/CIPCA/Oxfam International/Peru Support Group.
*Low, P. 2012.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Peru: A Blessing or a Curse?'' London. Peru Support Group.
External links
Human rights organisations based in Peru
Human rights organisations based in the United Kingdom
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