Posts tagged "War on Want"

C of E sells shares in Vedanta after pressure from campaigners

The Church of England has disinvested from the controversial mining company, Vedanta Resources, after sustained pressure from campaigners, including many Christian groups.

Vedanta was just one of a number of investments in mining companies which …
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UK Parliamentary human rights committee issues report on UK businesses

In 2009, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights.

London Mining Network and a number of its member groups and associates made submissions to this inquiry.…
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