Brazilian President Temer extinguishes protected Amazon reserve
In the last week of August, Brazilian President Temer, who has previously been arrested for corruption, released a huge nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest for raw material exploitation. The nature reserve is located in the national park Reserva Nacional do Corbe e Assiciados (Renca) in the northern states of Amapá and Para. The area […]
Another mining activists in Colombia killed
On January 7, Aldemar was assassinated by two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle on the route from El Hatillo to La Loma in broad daylight. He was a community leader and active trade unionist, until recently employed in the mine of Colombian Natural Resources (CNR). He leaves his wife and three children behind. The murder […]
Glencore Plc: subsidiary company pollutes river in Kazakhstan impacts reaching as far as Russia
At the end of May 2016 it emerged that spilled wastewater from a mine operated by Kazzinc Ltd in Ridder (Kazakhstan) has polluted the river Ulba, a tributary of the Irtysch, over a length of hundreds of kilometres. Locals are reporting breathing difficulties as far as 700 metres from the river. At the beginning of […]
Update: South Africa’s highest court allows class action case against Mining companies.
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. About 500 000 former and existing miners have now been given the opportunity to jointly sue 32 mining companies for damages in the millions of dollars, […]
Glencore: Another opaque mining deal in DRC
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. In February 2015, Glencore´s joint venture with Dan Gertler´s Fleurette Group, Mutanda Mining, acquired a further concession for copper and cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic […]
Dirty Profits EXPOSED
Facing Finance’s newest project brings the Dirty Profits report to life. Dirty Profits Exposed follows three journalists, Ilham Rawoot, Victoria Schneider, and Katrin Kraemer through Africa on their quest to uncover the ongoing, real-life consequences of the mining industry on local populations and the environment. Africa has become a target of large multinational mining companies […]
„Were Lonmin Shootings preventable?“
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. „Were Lonmin Shootings preventable?“, asks John Capel from the Bench Marks Foundation in South Africa, an independent non-governmental organisation mandated by churches to monitor the practices […]
AngloGold Ashanti: Crackdown against small-scale miners as exploration starts
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. Human rights violations and threat of land-grabbing and environmental devastation in Colombia Small scale mining becomes more and more dangerous and difficult in Colombia. Nearly 100 […]
AngloGold Ashanti, AngloAmerican and other mining companies: mining workers suffer from health consequences of working in mines for years
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. Human Rights Violations in Lesotho Working in mines can have enduring after-effects on workers’ health. Mining workers work deep underground for many years, often without sufficient […]
Rio Tinto: Insufficient preparations of mining operations in Mongolia
This report is part of our former “Harmful Cases” documentation, where we continuously and concisely recorded human rights violations, violations of international law or environmental destruction caused by companies. Human Rights Violations in Mongolia Mongolia possesses immense gold and copper resources. Reportedly, the mine of Oyu Tolgoi attracts investments which are approximately three times the […]