Protests at Zambia High Commission demand KCM publish profits and taxes

Protests at Zambia High Commission demand KCM publish profits and taxes

Yesterday more than 40 protesters from Foil Vedanta, the Afrikan diaspora and other organisations in London chanted, played drums and held banners and placards outside the Zambia High Commission in London. They demanded that some of the revelations in Foil Vedanta’s groundbreaking report Copper Colonialism: British Miner Vedanta KCM and the copper loot of Zambia are addressed by Vedanta and the Zambian government, and asked the UK Government to formally investigate the company.

When will Rio Tinto Face Justice for its Crimes on Bougainville?

When will Rio Tinto Face Justice for its Crimes on Bougainville?

Its that time of year again, where Rio Tinto subsidiary Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) celebrates its impunity from prosecution by declaring its resolve to re-enter Bougainville and scoop up what’s left of the mineral deposit they were forced to leave, when landowners closed their environmentally catastrophic operation.