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India’s government has failed to enforce key human rights and environmental safeguards in the country’s mining industry, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 70-page report, “Out of Control: Mining, Regulatory Failure and Human Rights in India,” finds that deep-rooted shortcomings in the design and implementation of key policies have effectively left mine operators to supervise themselves. This has fueled pervasive lawlessness in India’s scandal-ridden mining industry and threatens serious harm to mining-affected communities. Human Rights Watch documented allegations that irresponsible mining operations have damaged the health, water, environment, and livelihoods of these communities. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/06/14/india-mining-industry-out-control

The Report:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/06/14/out-control-0

Passato...prossimo:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4537:india-intimidazioni-sui-dongria-con-lavvicinarsi-della-sentenza-dappello-sulla-miniera-vedanta-&catid=46:diritti-umani&Itemid=105