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August 23, 2019 News Release

Zambia: Lead Contamination Imperils Children

Effective Cleanup, Health Services Desperately Needed Near Former Lead Mine

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August 22, 2019 News Release

Georgia: Worker Rights, Safety at Risk

Regulation, Oversight Urgently Needed to Protect Miners

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August 21, 2019 Dispatches

Who Will Pay to Clean Up US Coal Ash Pollution?

Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposal Risks Serious Harm

Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia
August 21, 2019 Letter

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0085 - Human Rights Watch Comment to EPA Regarding Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b)

The EPA should reverse its proposed rule and require financial assurances for the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution industry

July 11, 2019 News Release

New Voluntary Standard for Responsible Jewelry Production

27 Groups Call for Improved, Transparent Certification Process

Children pan for gold along the mercury-contaminated Bosigon River in Malaya, Camarines Norte.
June 21, 2019 News Release

Equatorial Guinea: A Move to Rejoin Anti-Corruption Group

Repression at Odds with Extractive Industry Watchdog’s Requirements

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May 21, 2019 Dispatches

Georgia Miners Strike for Better Working Conditions

Inadequate Laws and Oversight Fuel Labor Abuses

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April 16, 2019 Interview

Interview: The Dangers of Opposing Mining in South Africa

Left Destitute and Sick, Communities Defy Police Abuse and Threats to Assert their Rights

Coal mine in Somkhele viewed from Ocilwane village in Fuleni, KwaZulu-Natal. © 2018 Rob Symons
February 22, 2019 Commentary

A narrow definition of safety harms workers in Georgia

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February 20, 2019 Commentary

Why Did Interior Department Halt a Coalfields Health Study?

Mountaintop removal mine on Coal Mountain in Wyoming County, West Virginia
February 12, 2019 Commentary

A Brilliant Opportunity for the Gold Sector

Swiss Council of States to Decide on Binding Human Rights Protection in Supply Chains

A boy and a girl work in a small gold mine in Amansie West district, Ghana.
December 20, 2018 Commentary

Jewelry for Christmas?

Buyers should demand transparency in supply chains!

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December 12, 2018 Commentary

You Shouldn’t Have! The Hidden Costs of Jewelry Gifts

Earlier this year we scrutinized the sourcing policies of thirteen well-known jewelry brands. Here’s what we found.

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December 10, 2018 News Release

US: Deregulating Mountaintop Removal Threatens Drinking Water and Public Health

Canceling rule, study endangers Appalachian coal communities

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November 12, 2018 Statement

Joint Statement by Civil Society Group’s on Human Rights in the Diamond Supply Chain

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