Protecting Water
Reforming Mining Laws and Policies
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Ensuring Corporate AccountabilityWhat Next for Corporate Accountability in Mining?
On October 27, 2010, the Canadian Parliament voted down Bill C-300, the "Responsible Mining Act". In the absence of any meaningful government measures to make Canadian mining companies responsible for their actions, the victims have taken to the courts.
On November 8, 2010, an association representing Congolese citizens filed a class action against Anvil Mining Limited in a Montreal court, alleging that by providing logistical assistance the company was involved in human rights abuses, including the massacre by the Congolese military of more than 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in October, 2004.
On November 25, 2010, the Ontario Court of Appeal heard the appeal of the Ontario court's dismissal of three Ecuadorian villagers'...
