Indigenous Peoples speak out on mining

Jul 24, 2012 | News

The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) met recently in Geneva. On the agenda was discussion of a paper that EMRIP prepared on the right of indigenous peoples to participate in decision making, with a focus on the extractive industries. See...

South African mine workers want Rio Tinto out of the Olympics

Jul 19, 2012 | News

NUM wants Rio Tinto off Olympic committee The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has urged the South African Olympics Committee to oppose the involvement of mining giant Rio Tinto in the London Olympics over its record on labour rights and what it referred to as...

Demo in Solidarity with 'The Lizard's Revenge'

Jul 12, 2012 | News

Friday 13 July 2012 In an act of solidarity with ‘The Lizard’s Revenge’ – a protest against the expansion of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam copper, gold, and uranium mine in South Australia, supporters in London visited both the Australian...