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Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville genocide

Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville genocide

A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Bougainville copper and gold mine it once ran. ...

Canadian Mining Company Named in Gang-Rape Lawsuit

Canadian Mining Company Named in Gang-Rape Lawsuit

A group of Guatemalan women is seeking millions from a Canadian mining company after claiming they were assaulted and gang-raped by security and police forces near the company's operations in the Central American cou ...