India: Government must stop bauxite mine and refinery expansion until human rights are addressed Amnesty International UK in OneWorld.Net | 09 February 2010 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE - February 9 2010 (Delhi) Indian authorities have given local communities scant or misleading information about the potential impact of a proposed alumina refinery expansion and mining project to be operated by subsidiaries of UK-based company Vedanta Resources in Orissa, Amnesty Internatio... [Read Post]
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