Aid charities are raising awareness of a new law that would force oil, gas and mining companies to tell the truth about their relations with poor countries.

British mining company Monterrico Metals has made an out-of-court settlement with 33 Peruvian farmers who accused them of colluding in detention and torture.

An alliance of solidarity, human rights, development and environmental groups will be protesting at London-based Rio Tinto Plc's AGM on 14 April 2011.

An open-pit mine planned in south-west Alaska is to be investigated by the US Environmental Protection Agency following mass opposition from local indigenous peoples.