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M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo
02 May 2024 23:26 GMT
… this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known … mass killings, rapes and other human rights violations. The violence has displaced … in the conflict.
“Rubaya has mining deposits and without doubt this …
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Update on Standard for Responsible Mining 2.0 – IRMA
02 May 2024 23:38 GMT
… 2018 IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining (V1.0). This revision process … : the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining and Mineral Processing. Separately we … (new)
GHG and Energy Consumption
Human Rights Due Diligence
Indigenous Peoples and …
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Lundin Mining First Quarter 2024 Results
02 May 2024 02:27 GMT
… Stockholm: LUMI) Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the … the quarter.
About Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining is a diversified Canadian base … or discriminatory employment practices, or human rights violations; risks relating to dilution …
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The mining industry has a big role to play in the future of human rights in Zimbabwe
30 Apr 2024 20:36 GMT
… (Miner)
Employees associate peace and human rights with values that contribute to … to improve regulations on human rights, and for mining companies to mobilise financial … .
“…. They [executive managers] talk about human rights only on the paper.” (Assistant …
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South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
01 May 2024 21:01 GMT
… are taking on a Marikana mining company which they say … the might of a Marikana mining company which, they say, … accountable for harms related to mining activities, such as damage … hold them accountable for the human rights violation at the village,” Kotsedi …
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Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition
30 Apr 2024 17:04 GMT
… & Human Rights Resource Centre looked at the human rights and environmental … the Vostoktsvetmet and Kazzinc mining companies found over … were detected at Lebedinsky mining and processing plant and … urgently needed in the mining sector throughout Eastern …
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Human Rights Organizations Sound Alarm as Canada-Ecuador Trade Talks Get Underway
30 Apr 2024 13:57 GMT
… violence surrounding another Canadian-owned mining project, the Warintza copper … project.
Canada lacks mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation … negotiations, given that Canadian mining industry stakeholders have requested ISDS …
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Indigenous communities in Bolivia confront mining-related violence
01 May 2024 17:38 GMT
… ignored, prompting calls for international human rights intervention.
Key quote:
"They … being contaminated with waste from mining activity."
— Carol Ballesteros, … crossroads. The mounting pressures of mining operations threaten not only the …
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UN Appoints China, Accused of Human Rights Violations, to Lead New Group on ‘Human Rights’ Protection in Mining Industry
29 Apr 2024 08:40 GMT
… human rights in the mining sector, sparking debate due to China’s documented human rights … panel aimed at promoting human rights in the mining of critical minerals, despite … perilous conditions faced by Congolese miners, including children, in artisanal …
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A new intergovernmental group will try to stem abuses tied to critical mineral mining
30 Apr 2024 20:04 GMT
… new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals … are riddled with allegations of human rights violations and labor and … Indigenous peoples affected by mining have some seats at … . The International Council on Mining and Metals, which represent …