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Publication / December 1, 2012

From Congo with (no) blood

Recent developments relating to the sourcing of confl ict-free minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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News / March 14, 2018

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News / June 12, 2017

EU regulation on responsible mining will be ineffective

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News / April 11, 2017

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