UK sued over DRC "conflict minerals"

A London-based campaign group plans to sue the United Kingdom government for allegedly failing to tell the UN about companies and individuals involved in the trade of "conflict minerals" from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

28 Jul 2010

Global Witness claimed on Monday (26 July 2010) that the UK government is not complying with its legal obligation to forward the names of a number of British firms trading in minerals from mines run by rebels in eastern DRC. UN resolutions passed in 2008 and 2009 stated that all individuals and entities supporting illegal armed groups in the region should be banned from travelling and have their assets frozen.

Source: Panos London

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