MACUA submit parliamentary petition calling for corporate accountability as Anglo American exits South Africa
Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) this week submitted a petition to the South Africa Parliament on Mining Accountability, Capital Flight, and Community Abandonment. Anglo American recently sold all shares in Anglo American Platinum, which has been...
Peruvian activists to visit London and raise the alarm on the UK’s role in the growing crisis in their country
Peruvian activists visit London to raise the alarm on the growing political, criminal, human rights and environmental crisis in their country – and the part that UK mining interests and consumers have to play. Four leading activists from Peru will share their...
UK Critical Minerals Strategy will fuel global injustices, say communities
Communities impacted by British mining company operations in Indonesia, Chile, South Africa and Peru have condemned the UK Government’s new Critical Minerals Strategy, warning it will “fuel social and environmental injustices across global supply chains”. The...
UK courts find BHP responsible for the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam
In a significant ruling at London’s High Courts, BHP has been found legally responsible for the catastrophic collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in Mariana, which took the lives of 20 people and left lasting environmental and emotional scars across Minas Gerais,...