Wampis Nation leaders urge UK to stop banks from funding harmful Amazon oil projects.

Indigenous leaders from Peru's Wampis Nation are in the UK urging lawmakers to stop banks like HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, and Santander from financing Amazon oil activities. They claim these activities, specifically a pipeline causing oil leaks, are harming their rainforest and fishing waters. The leaders are also advocating for a law that would penalize British businesses for environmental damage and human rights violations.

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