The tragedy of Tauccamarca: A human rights perspective on the pesticide poisoning deaths of 24 children in the Peruvian Andes From: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Rosenthal, Erika | Copyright Hanley & Belfus, Inc. Jan-Mar 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The pesticide poisoning deaths of 24 children in an isolated Peruvian village make a compelling case that corporate accountability for pesticide poisonings in the developing south should be examined from a human rights perspective. Highly toxic pesticides cannot be used safely under prevailing socioeconomic conditions. The industry asserts that the deaths of these children were accidental, blaming misuse. Tragedies such as these poisonings are not accidents, but foreseeable, and therefore pre...

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