Bougainville genocide lawyer says mining company ruling sets precedent
26 October, 2011 The lawyer for a group of Bougainville landowners using the United States legal system to prosecute Rio Tinto for genocide and war crimes says today’s ruling allowing the case to proceed sets a precedent. The suit, filed in 2000, claims that the London-based mining company conspired...
Watut River communities want answers about Hidden Valley mine pollution
By MALUM NALU Minister for Environment and Conservation Benny Allan and his secretary Dr Wari Iamo have been asked to explain to mining-affected communities along the Watut River of Morobe province how the environment audit of Hidden Valley Mine will be conducted. The Union of WatutRiver Communities (UoWRC) said...