Following the Dongria Kondh's groundbreaking defence of their mountain homeland, the Indian Prime Minister has created a new committee for tribal rights.
A devastating report from the Indian government says Vendanta has acted 'with total contempt for the law' in planning to mine on Dongria Kondh tribal land.
Amnesty International calls on the Indian authorities to investigate the abduction of indigenous leaders campaigning against a bauxite mine project in Orissa.
Two leaders of the peaceful struggle of the Dongria Kondh people against Vendanta Resources' plans for a bauxite mine on their tribal lands have been abducted.
The Church of England is seeking to profit from a mining group involved in the supply of materials to India's nuclear missile programme. The Church has a £2.5m stake in the company.
British mining corporations supported by the UK government, such as Vedanta Resources, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, are complicit in human rights abuse while making huge profits in developing countries.
A copper mining company is selling Zambia short while generating huge profits from the country’s finite natural resource, according to evidence in a report published today by three major development organisations. It calls on Vedanta and its major UK investors to rectify the situation before current contract renegotiations with Zambia are concluded.