2008 Petition for constitutional protection of the right to medical attention

On 11 September 2008, a petition for constitution protection (amparo) was filed on behalf of those suffering health consequences from the pollution allegedly caused by the San Martín mine. The petition demanded protection of the right to timely and adequate medical attention for the 64 people in the Siria Valley whose health had reportedly been damaged by the contamination of surface and subterranean water. There is no further information on the outcome of this legal action (IDAMHO and Oxfam, 2013: 112).