British and Canadian supporters joined Clayton Thomas-Muller, from the Mathais Colomb Cree First Nation in Manitoba, to present a petition in support of the Idle No More movement to the Canadian government at its High Commission in London. A group of around 20...
The Idle No More movement, asserting Indigenous rights against Canadian Government attempts to destroy them, has targeted, among other things, mining company De Beers, controlled by London-based Anglo American. Indigenous protests have also taken place in the USA,...
The chief executive of mining giant Rio Tinto has resigned after the company announced a $14bn (£8.7bn) write-down. The write-down relates to the company’s aluminium and coal-mining businesses. Chief executive Tom Albanese stepped down by mutual agreement with...
When the Independent referred to FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources as the world’s most hated company, it wasn’t joking. Two and a half years and later, the mining company is still sparking protests on several continents over its human rights abuses and...
India Tribal affairs minister against diluting Forest Peoples’ Rights Tribal affairs minister Kishore Chandra Deo has warned against dilution of the Forest Rights Act for faster approval to projects and has asked environment minister Jaynathi Natarajan to ensure...
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the central government and the Election Commission seeking a directive for a probe into the Congress and the BJP parties allegedly accepting donations from subsidiaries of the Vedanta Group. Vedanta is listed and...
