Bianca Jagger: A Landmark Victory for Indigenous and Tribal Rights

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bianca-jagger/a-landmark-victory-for-in_b_692857.html

Today Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh announced that he has rejected Vedanta's proposed bauxite mine in the Niyamgiri Mountain, Orissa, India. In addition, the clearance process for the expansion of the Lanjigarh refinery has been suspended. This represents a victory not only for the Dongria Kondh, but for indigenous and tribal people throughout the world.

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Hooray!

sparklenarkle 4 months ago

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Created by vero on 26 August 2010

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Great article from Bianca Jagger

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