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Ghana’s Illegal Gold Mining Catalyzes A Battle For Its Soul
18 Sep 2025 13:57 GMT
… economics, public health, and human rights. This is a battle … alternative livelihoods for displaced miners, such as in … program, the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme … facilities to empower local miners.
Mobilizing a Nation
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Government Revamps Mining Law for Sustainability and Global Standards
18 Sep 2025 10:09 GMT
… national dialogue, urging citizens, miners, and investors to help shape … issues, including artisanal mining formalisation, community beneficiation, and human rights safeguards.
This … as a friendly and responsible mining destination,” he noted, underscoring …
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Experts: Align mining boom with social benefits
18 Sep 2025 08:38 GMT
… Rweyemamu, stressed that no mining activity can commence without adhering … intergenerational equity.
The Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA) Secretary General, … Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Organisation for Economic …
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Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms over toxic spill
17 Sep 2025 17:29 GMT
… tailings dam, and NFC Africa Mining, which owns the surface area … water was highly toxic". Human Rights Watch last week urged the … its holding company, China Nonferrous Mining (CNMC). CNMC did not immediately …
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UN experts concerned about human rights violations linked to mercenary-related activities in natural resource exploitation
16 Sep 2025 09:12 GMT
… activities frequently result in grave human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention, torture … use of PMSCs to protect mining and agribusiness sites, often at … urges companies to conduct rigorous human rights due diligence and suspend operations …
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Norway divests from French mining company over human rights, environmental concerns
15 Sep 2025 17:22 GMT
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Côte d’Ivoire: Next president must tackle urgent human rights issues
15 Sep 2025 15:50 GMT
… ensure its compliance with international human rights standards.
“The future president must … . The chemicals used in gold mining are making water sources unfit … information and remedies when their human rights are violated through environmental degradation …
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Canada’s mining companies destroy biodiversity with impunity, Indigenous journalist reports
16 Sep 2025 22:07 GMT
… Donald about how Canadian mining companies are committing human rights abuses and harming … Human Rights Resource Center, was talking about the impacts of transition minerals mining … you know mining companies are doing and all the human rights abuses that …
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North Korea Executes Citizens for Sharing South Korean Dramas and Foreign Films, Tightens Surveillance and Punishments Under Harsh New Laws, Says UN Human Rights Report
14 Sep 2025 11:33 GMT
… to a new United Nations human rights report released on Friday. … , head of the UN human rights office for North Korea, … hazardous sectors such as coal mining and construction. These practices … Korea has dismissed the UN Human Rights Council’s mandate for …
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Indonesian authorities seize lands from miners for lacking forestry permits
15 Sep 2025 21:15 GMT
… portfolio, citing risks of human rights violations and environmental damage at … emphasising its commitment to responsible mining and environmental stewardship.
Additionally, … recognition you deserve! The Mining Technology Excellence Awards celebrate …