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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Ollia Horton

Indigenous leaders ask EU to scale up justice against mining abuses

The mudslide from the Vale mine operations drowned mine facilities but also houses, in Brumadinho, Brazil, January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Washington Alves

A proposed EU law to prevent environmental and human rights abuses by multinationals has been cautiously welcomed by global Indigenous leaders seeking to highlight the damage done by extractive industries. However they say the text needs to go further if it is to protect Indigenous populations from mining companies.

In February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal called the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

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