About
London Mining Network (LMN) is an alliance of human rights, development, environmental and solidarity groups.
We work for
· human rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples and workers, and
· sustainable development (development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs)
in communities around the world affected by the activities of mining companies based in or funded from London
We do this by
· Monitoring abuses of human rights, Indigenous rights and workers’ rights in mining-affected communities, and seeking redress;
· Research into the impacts of mining on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
· Raising awareness of the impacts of mining on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
· Promoting public support for the rights of mining-affected communities;
· Promoting respect for human rights and the environment by mining companies;
· Advocacy on mining, human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
· Working to eliminate infringements of human rights by mining companies and bodies working in support of mining companies.
Why?
Mining is one of the most polluting industries in the world. It is linked with conflict and human rights abuses. Most of the world’s biggest mining companies, and many smaller mining companies, are listed on the London Stock Exchange, and on its Alternative Investment Market (AIM). For more information on London’s key role in the global mining industry, see our Mining and London page.
We are a network
The London Mining Network is a network of organisations concerned about human rights, social justice and the ecological integrity of the planet.
Read about our network members and find out how you can become a member group.
Our charitable objects
(1) To promote human rights, including but not limited to the rights of Indigenous Peoples and workers (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) in mining-affected communities throughout the world.
(2) To promote sustainable development (that is, development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) in such mining-affected communities
by all or any of the following means:
Monitoring abuses of human rights, Indigenous rights and workers’ rights in mining-affected communities;
Obtaining redress for the victims of such abuse;
Relieving need among the victims of such abuse;
Research into the impacts of mining on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
The dissemination of such research to the public;
Providing advice to government and others on the mining industry’s impacts on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Commenting on proposed legislation affecting mining companies, mining finance, and mining’s impacts on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Raising awareness of the impacts of mining on human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Promoting public support for the rights of mining-affected communities;
Promoting respect for human rights and the environment by mining companies;
International advocacy on mining, human rights, the environment and sustainable development;
Eliminating infringements of human rights by mining companies and bodies working in support of mining companies.
In furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power
To engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects.