Corporate Abuse

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Vedanta mine threatens indigenous communities

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Villagers in Orissa, India, are living in the shadow of a massive refinery operated by UK-based company Vedanta. They breathe polluted air and are afraid to drink from or bathe in their local river.

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Call on the Indian Government to stop Vedanta's expansion plans 39 actions so far

All companies have a responsibility to respect human rights in their operations. Rates of human rights abuse are particularly high in the extractive industry. This is not surprising, given the impact that such operations have on land and water resources.

Amnesty's work on business and human rights aims to change law and regulations to ensure that companies are accountable for the human rights impacts of their operations.

We are currently campaigning to end the exploitative practices of Shell in the Niger Delta and of UK-based mining company Vedanta in Orissa, India.

ChrisJFraser speaks out about
Corporate Abuse

With the new CEO of Shell, there's a glimmer of hope where before there was nothing. If there's anything I learnt at the Student Conference this weekend, it is that Shell's legal duty is being left by the wayside due to the corrupt state of the Nigerian government, and so the best way we can approach this is from a moral standpoint - and morals, while influenced by others, are a very individual thing.

Obviously, we are still talking about the Chief Executive of Shell, and as such it is unlikely that he will conduct a complete U-turn on previous Shell statements, but we may have more swaying power than before.

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