London, November 30th, 2011
On the eve of the 17th UNFCCC, the world’s climate summit, the UK Tar Sands Network will serve papers to Shell UK executives on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation …
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Canadian First Nations sue Shell for tar sands destruction
CoAL faces community wrath over water
Just as concerned citizens of South Africa mobilise around the international Climate Conference in Durban (COP-17), several communities, supported by NGOs, are battling to save a critical part of Limpopo province from the threat of …
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The hidden human cost of the 2012 Olympic medals
For the elite athletes of the world it’s a moment to dream of – standing on the podium to be crowned an Olympic champion. In all, 4,700 medals will be draped around the necks of …
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Human rights of women and girls at ‘extreme risk’ in nearly half the world
Companies operating in resource-rich countries risk complicity in actions by security forces against women. The results of the Women’s and Girls’ Right Index (WGRI), released by risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft, reveal that the …
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In Indonesia, Anger Against Mining Giant Grows
A foreign mining company, protected by hundreds of soldiers, extracts precious resources from a remote tropical forest. The mining enrages indigenous tribes, who resist. It may sound like a movie script, but it is in …
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Rio Tinto subsidiary’s Bougainville Mining Lease expires
The Bougainville Mining Lease cannot be reviewed, despite its recent expiration, because of an automatic 21-year extension clause under the Bougainville Agreement.
Such is the case facing the once prolific world copper producer but the …
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Cerrejon adopts human rights policy
Cerrejon Coal, a joint venture of London-listed Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata, has adopted a human rights policy. It remains to be seen how closely the company will live up to it. If …
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South Africa’s gold miners denied access to silicosis checks
A lawyer for hundreds of former South African gold miners has accused their ex-employers of failing to provide access to regular check-ups for silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling dust.
Richard Meeran of …
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More “accidents” at Vedanta’s Indian copper smelter
It should have been shut down nearly a year ago. But, despite an order by the Madras High Court, UK-listed Vedanta Resources has been allowed to continue operating its highly-polluting Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) copper smelter in …
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Keeping Tabs on Sarawak’s “corrupt” chief minister
A massive Malaysian conglomerate, headed by the chief minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), is now being investigated by the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission. Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS), which is controlled by Taib and his …
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Mining’s toxic sludge threatens Johannesburg
Thousands of people face evacuation from greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province – the economic heartland of South Africa – due to toxic sludge from abandoned gold mines laced with high radiation levels.
See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11315…
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