Human rights due diligence for critical minerals mining in Africa needs to be mandatory rather than an optional extra, says a manager for East Africa at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) NGO.
Posted on July 6, 2023 04:00
Artisanal miners at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe Human rights due diligence for critical minerals mining in Africa needs to be mandatory rather than an optional extra, says Joseph Kibugu, regional manager for East Africa at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre NGO.published by London-based BHRRC shows that Africa has recorded 92 allegations of human rights abuse linked to the extraction of transition minerals since 2010, theGet unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today.
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