Climate Litigation Cases in Latin America and the Caribbean

A group of artisanal fishermen and members of the Women in Sacrifice Zone in Resistance organization exercised their right to have the environmental damage to the area where they live and work, caused by the activity of the Ventanas Industrial Complex, recognized and remedied .

A group of residents and organizations from the municipalities of Puchuncaví and Quintero, coordinated by the Environmental Defense organization, filed 12 actions for the protection of constitutional guarantees due to the violation of the rights to life, health, and an environment free from pollution. Four of the actions were filed against various companies operating in the sacrifice zone of the Ventanas Industrial Complex for the generation of gases and chemical compounds that caused mass poisoning in the area.