Rights court condemns Peru over one of world’s most polluted towns

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights said Friday that Peru had violated residents' "right to live in a healthy environment" in an Andean mining town considered one of the most polluted places on earth.In its ruling, which is binding, the Costa Rica-based court blamed the Peruvian State "for the violation of the rights to a healthy environment, health, personal integrity, a dignified life… to the detriment of the 80 victims" who filed the lawsuit.