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European Parliament approval of draft Batteries Regulation is a welcome step towards just energy transition
SOMO and GoodElectronics welcome the EU draft legislation on batteries approved on Thursday by the European Parliament and call on EU member states to agree on the text without delays or attempts to water it…
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The GoodElectronics Network, SOMO, and the Business, Human Rights Environment Research Group of Greenwich University (BHRE) released a report that proposes a new approach to the urgent need for disclosure and transparency in the global…
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Report reveals victim stories of chemical poisoning in electronics industry in China
The GoodElectronics Network’s latest report ‘Poisonous Pearl’ focuses on the experiences of (former) workers in the electronics industry in China who are victims of chemical poisoning. The health of all the workers in the report…
Cobalt from Congo: whose wealth?
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Environmental pollution and human rights violations in Congolese cobalt mines
AFREWATCH strives for equal access to natural resources
SOMO published its new report ‘Cobalt Blues’ today. It includes a contribution by African Resources Watch (AFREWATCH) from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Emmanuel Umpala Nkumba, director of the nonprofit organisation AFREWATCH, discusses his…
Mining Misery: Film and debate on cobalt mines in Congo
It is used in batteries, laptops and mobile phones: cobalt. Most cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and frequently involves gross human rights violations. Video / April 18, 2016 Cobalt from Congo:…
Cobalt blues
Environmental pollution and human rights violations in Katanga’s copper and cobalt mines
