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| Oct. 18, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Law to curb conflict minerals under attack by the Chamber of Commerce

Global Witness calls on the SEC to resist industry pressure and issue robust regulations Global Witness is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) not to cave in to industry pressure and to issue effective regulations to combat the trade in conflict minerals. The call comes on the day of a crucial SEC roundtable and in the face of aggressive industry lobbying aimed at making the new rules weak and ineffective.
| May 27, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Les industries de l’électronique et de l’automobile doivent mettre en œuvre la diligence raisonnable pour arrêter le commerce des minerais du conflit

Goma/Kinshasa/Londres/Ottawa/Paris/Washington
| May 26, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
Electronics, auto makers should commit now to due diligence standards to end trade in conflict minerals

Goma/Kinshasa/London/Ottawa/Paris/Washington The organizations CENADEP – Kinshasa, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Enough Project, Global Witness, Partnership Africa Canada, UAID – North Kivu, welcome the endorsement yesterday by the OECD ministerial council of the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-affected and High-Risk Areas, and call on companies that use minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Africa to begin implementing these standards without delay.
| May 18, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Il faut immédiatement saisir l’occasion d’introduire des changements dans les mines de l’est du Congo

Les évolutions dans le contrôle des mines de l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) offrent une opportunité inédite de s’atteler à l’élimination des liens entre le commerce de minerais et le conflit qui afflige les civils depuis plus d’une décennie, indique aujourd’hui un nouveau rapport de Global Witness.
| May 18, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Opportunity for change in eastern Congo’s mines must be seized now

Go to report Shifts in the control of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) mines have created opportunities to begin breaking the links between the mineral trade and the conflict that has plagued civilians for over a decade, says a new report from Global Witness today.
| April 28, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Rwanda insisting on due diligence on mineral imports from eastern Congo?

Rwanda’s Minister of Mines Christophe Bazivamo is quoted in a Reuters article yesterday (27 April) as saying that the Rwandan authorities have issued instructions that prevent the import of any uncertified minerals and require rigorous due diligence on any ores entering Rwanda from conflict areas.
| March 4, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
L’interdiction minière congolaise ne parvient pas à mettre un terme au contrôle armé de l’activité commerciale

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| March 4, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- D.R. Congo
Congolese mining ban fails to end armed control of trade

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| Jan. 26, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- Cote d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire: is cocoa money propping up Gbagbo regime?

Companies exporting from Côte d’Ivoire must publish information on taxes paid into the country’s cocoa sector, and respect the temporary ban on exports announced this week by president-elect Alassane Ouattara, said Global Witness today. The embargo comes amid fears that the incumbent Laurent Gbagbo – who refuses to recognise Ouattara’s November election victory – is using cocoa money to preserve his grip on power.
| Jan. 6, 2011
- Responsible Minerals
- South Sudan
New analysis raises further questions over oil transparency in Sudan

Persistent calls for clear and transparent information on Sudan’s oil revenues have yet to yield satisfactory information, says a new report published by Global Witness today. With a referendum on independence for southern Sudan just days away, oil sector transparency is now more important than ever to preserving the fragile peace between north and south.

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