(July 11, 2002) A coalition of environmental and civic groups is calling for an independent investigation of an open-pit gold mine in Kyrgyzstan where a worker was buried and presumed killed when a 200-metre mine wall collapsed on him.
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Ancient town faces a watery grave
Archeologists scrambling to excavate a well-preserved Song dynasty town due to be submerged by the Three Gorges reservoir next year have so far completed only a fraction of the work, the Yancheng Evening News reports.
Dam the consequences
(July 11, 2002) Building yet another dam could threaten an ages-old engineering marvel in Sichuan and a key part of China’s heritage. But the project is going ahead as authorities smother public debate on its impact.
US lawyer seeks company talks on apartheid claims
(July 10, 2002) The U.S. lawyer seeking massive compensation from foreign investors for victims of South African apartheid, has written to at least 27 banks and corporations proposing settlement talks.
The black hole of aid for aid’s sake
(July 10, 2002) The truth is that aid in the developing world is handled by thousands of micro-consultancies . . . which exist for one reason alone. They are there to maintain the Great Aid Lie.
Fatality at troubled Kumtor Gold Mine
(July 10, 2002) The July 8 death of a Kyrgyz national, who was buried in the collapse of a 200 meter high pit wall at the Canadian-owned Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia), has prompted renewed calls for an independent, third party environmental and safety audit of the mine.
PRESS RELEASE: Canadian dam in Belize rainforest stalled by legal action
Canadian power company Fortis Inc.’s controversial plan to build a hydro dam in one of Central America’s last undisturbed rainforests has been stalled due to legal action by local environmental groups.
Tutu backs U.S. lawyer’s apartheid claim
(July 9, 2002) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who led South Africa’s search for post-apartheid reconciliation,on Tuesday gave cautious support to U.S. lawyer Ed Fagan’s bid for massive corporate compensation to the victims of white rule.
TI launches first guide to confronting corruption adapted to context of francophone Africa
(July 9, 2002) TI launches first guide to confronting corruption adapted to context of Francophone Africa of the leading anti-corruption reference work, the TI Source Book, to the socio-political and legislative environment of the region.
Court orders Chiluba to attend ‘thief’ trial
(July 9, 2002) Lusaka principal resident magistrate yesterday ordered Chiluba to attend court on Friday at 10:00 hours.
CBU demands Chiluba’s arrest
(July 9, 2002) Copperbelt University (CBU) students yesterday staged a one day class boycott demanding former president Frederick Chiluba’s arrest.
Arrest Chiluba or corruption
(July 9, 2002) Corruption cannot be defeated without a depersonalised and principled revolutionary war waged in our lives, work situations and governance engagements.
Canadian gold mine reports missing person at Kumtor mine
(July 8, 2002) Canada’s Cameco Corporation reports that a pit wall failure occurred at its Kumtor mine site in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. A Kyrgyz national employee is missing and presumed dead.
Women in new apartheid lawsuit
(July 7, 2002) Maverick US attorney Ed Fagan and a team of South African lawyers have lodged a new class action that categorises women and children as specific complainants in a multibillion-rand lawsuit.
Apartheid lawsuit will start on August 9
(July 7, 2002) The class action lawsuit against various banks and corporations that “profiteered” from apartheid will start in New York on August 9, the leader of the legal team leader, US attorney Ed Fagan, announced on Saturday.
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