The Peruvian government is drawing flak over its decision to continue with the expansion of the controversial Camisea natural gas project onto land inhabited by uncontacted indigenous tribes.

Survival International claims that Peru and the six companies that make up the Camisea consortium have violated United Nations guidelines that protect the land of uncontacted tribes and prohibit the granting of land rights to develop natural resources.

We find out more from Rebecca Spooner, a campaigner with Survival International.

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