RAID
@raid-uk.bsky.social
UK NGO standing with those harmed to hold companies to account for human rights abuses, environmental harm and corruption. Currently investigating pollution around industrial cobalt mines in Kolwezi, DRC. https://raid-uk.org/
Come and fill this empty seat! We're looking for a Legal and Policy Associate to join our small, collaborative team at RAID. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the African Climate Legal Fellowship Programme. Learn more and apply here: www.actionappointments.co.za/aclfp-2026/l...
RAID et Afrewatch, avec @source-int.bsky.social, organisent spécialement un webinaire en français pour présenter et discuter les résultats scientifiques sur la pollution de l’air. 📅 30 juillet 2026 🕓 16h–17h00, heure de Lubumbashi 🔗 Inscription : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RAID et Afrewatch, avec @source-int.bsky.social, organisent spécialement un webinaire en français pour présenter et discuter les résultats scientifiques sur la pollution de l’air. 📅 30 juillet 2026 🕓 16h–17h00, heure de Lubumbashi 🔗 Inscription : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Last chance to register for our webinar with @source-int.bsky.social and AFREWATCH on DRC mining pollution findings. See you this Thursday from 3pm to 4pm (UK/BST). Learn more and register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
BREAKING: 30 new Tanzanian claimants have joined the legal case against the LBMA over its “Responsible Gold” certification. The new claimants allege killings, gunshot injuries and torture linked to the North Mara gold mine. Read more: www.leighday.co.uk/news/press-r...
Today at UK High Court: Who counts as a victim of corruption? Judicial review hearing will determine whether the British government’s pledge to put victims at the heart of the justice system has any meaning. Read our new comment piece @justicegap.bsky.social: www.thejusticegap.com/who-counts-a...
Who counts as a victim of corruption? The UK High Court is about to decide – The Justice Gap
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On 16 July, together with @raid-uk.bsky.social and AFREWATCH we will host an online webinar to present and discuss new scientific evidence on pollution associated with industrial mining activities in the DRC’s copper–cobalt belt.
What is the true environmental cost of the energy transition? 📢 Join RAID, @source-int.bsky.social and AFREWATCH for an online webinar (16 July at 3pm) exploring latest scientific evidence on pollution linked to industrial cobalt mining in the DRC. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Some of the highest pollution levels were recorded at the Galaxy School in Kolwezi, where approximately 1,500 children and 68 staff work and study daily, less than 500 metres from a mining waste stockpile. 2/2
@raid-uk.bsky.social, AFREWATCH and @source-int.bsky.social just published 4 independent scientific studies documenting widespread pollution in the air, water and sediment around large-scale copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 1/2 raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
A deadly chemical trail: New scientific evidence reveals industrial-scale pollution at DRC's copper-cobalt mines
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London is sweltering – and with it comes the question of air pollution and clean cities. But what about the locations in which transition minerals are being mined? For London Climate Action Week of 2026, we co-organised a panel titled ‘From Science to Justice' hosted @leigh-day.bsky.social ⬇️
Important report from @raid-uk.bsky.social on the air, water and soil pollution around DRC copper-cobalt mines. These will have serious long-term environmental and human health impacts.
RAID@raid-uk.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 “We are being killed slowly.” Today we publish independent scientific studies with @source-int.bsky.social & Afrewatch exposing air pollution, water and soil contamination, linked to industrial copper-cobalt mining in DRC – with serious implications for public health. raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
🚨 “We are being killed slowly.” Today we publish independent scientific studies with @source-int.bsky.social & Afrewatch exposing air pollution, water and soil contamination, linked to industrial copper-cobalt mining in DRC – with serious implications for public health. raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
A deadly chemical trail: New scientific evidence reveals industrial-scale pollution at DRC's copper-cobalt mines
raid-uk.org
🚨 “We are being killed slowly.” Today we publish independent scientific studies with @source-int.bsky.social & Afrewatch exposing air pollution, water and soil contamination, linked to industrial copper-cobalt mining in DRC – with serious implications for public health. raid-uk.org/news-drc-cob...
A deadly chemical trail: New scientific evidence reveals industrial-scale pollution at DRC's copper-cobalt mines
raid-uk.org
London’s central role in the global gold trade brings with it clear responsibility: confronting risks within its own market. Ahead of the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit, we’ve joined 34 civil society organisations calling for urgent action on tainted #gold ⚠️ Our comment: raid-uk.org/uk-illicit-f...
Ahead of UK Illicit Finance Summit, NGOs call for action on tainted gold
Coalition calls for urgent action on tainted gold ahead of the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit of 2026. Gold linked to corruption, conflict, organised crime and human rights abuse should not be able to pa...
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This #EarthDay, we should reflect on the hidden cost of the clean energy transition. In the DRC, where much of the world’s cobalt is sourced, mining pollution is still leaving a devastating human footprint – especially for communities living around industrial mining sites. ⬇️
New report exposes the environmental and human costs of DRC’s cobalt boom
New investigation by RAID and AFREWATCH into toxic environmental pollution from industrial cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reveals devastating human rights impacts.
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New consumer-led litigation: Dutch consumers are challenging Levi's over misleading claims about responsible production and respect for workers’ rights, including the right to freely join a trade union. Read more by @somoamsterdam.bsky.social & @cleanclothes.bsky.social. www.somo.nl/levis-sued-o...
Levi’s sued over misleading claims on labour conditions - SOMO
Today, 21 April 2026, the Dutch office(opens in new window) of the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) network, with support from SOMO, filed a groundbreaking lawsuit(opens in new window) against Levi Straus...
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“The solution to one problem sometimes turns out to be the origin of another” — On BBC Radio 4's Start the Week, women’s rights in the DRC were brought into focus. Nicolas Niarchos and Natasha Walter discussed the hidden costs of the green transition for women. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Challenges and solutions
John Kampfner, Natasha Walter and Nicolas Niarchos join Tom Sutcliffe
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THIS WEEK: The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled against Tanzanian families seeking justice for alleged killings, beatings and torture at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine. The lawyers representing the plaintiffs will now take the fight to Canada's Supreme Court. Our comment: raid-uk.org/tanzanians-s...
Tanzanians seeking justice for Barrick mine violence take their fight to Canada's Supreme Court
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled against Tanzanian families and survivors seeking justice for security-related violence at Barrick's North Mara gold mine. In a serious blow to corporate…
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THIS WEEK: The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled against Tanzanian families seeking justice for alleged killings, beatings and torture at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine. The lawyers representing the plaintiffs will now take the fight to Canada's Supreme Court. Our comment: raid-uk.org/tanzanians-s...
Tanzanians seeking justice for Barrick mine violence take their fight to Canada's Supreme Court
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled against Tanzanian families and survivors seeking justice for security-related violence at Barrick's North Mara gold mine. In a serious blow to corporate…
raid-uk.org
If the UK is serious about a #JustTransition, it must do more to confront financial & political systems that allow environmental abuse to continue. RAID is pleased to support recommendations in the Clean & Green Manifesto on how the UK’s anti-corruption efforts can help tackle environmental harm.👇
❇️Today, Spotlight on Corruption is launching the #clean&green manifesto on how the UK’s anti-corruption efforts can help tackle environmental harm. Its recommendations are backed by 30 leading civil society organisations. Read the manifesto here👇 www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/clean...
Clean and Green: a manifesto on how the UK’s anti-corruption efforts can help tackle environmental harm - Spotlight on Corruption
The clean and green manifesto – developed in consultation with civil society organisations working to counter corruption and environmental harms and promote
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OUT TODAY: New report 'Toxic Transition' raises serious concerns about pollution linked to the TFM industrial copper–cobalt mine in Kolwezi, DRC. Nearby communities report respiratory illness, nosebleeds and miscarriages. More ⬇️ eia.org/press-releas...
Report: Cobalt Mine Supplying Major Western Automakers Is Allegedly Poisoning Communities, Displacing Thousands - EIA
A new report alleges that CMOC Group Limited (CMOC), the world’s largest cobalt producer, has poisoned local air, triggered a public health crisis, broken national laws and displaced more than 10,000 ...
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En cette Journée internationale des droits des femmes 2026, nous posons la question suivante : qui paie le prix de la pollution due à l’extraction des minerais critiques ? En RDC, les communautés proches des plus grandes mines de cuivre-cobalt subissent une pollution grave. ⤵️
Nickel is a key ingredient in many batteries powering electric vehicles and energy storage systems - making responsible sourcing increasingly important. New reporting by @mongabay.com highlights the environmental and social impacts linked to nickel mining in Indonesia. ⬇️
A toxic mine waste landslide in Indonesia killed one worker and halted operations – the latest warning from Indonesia’s nickel boom. Nickel demand is soaring for EV batteries and other tech. But rapid expansion is putting communities at risk. earthworks.org/blog/another... @earthworks.bsky.social
Another Nickel Mine Waste Landslide Leads to a Death in Indonesia - Earthworks
A landslide of toxic waste at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park has reportedly killed one person and halted operations at the site.
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It’s not only fashion brands that present themselves as socially responsible. Companies across a range of industries – including those dependent on mineral extraction – rely on audits & certification schemes to project an image of ethical production that can be misleading. See investigation below.
SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 5mo agoExposed: Many fashion brands claim to be socially responsible. But these promises are often based on unreliable audits. 🚩 🔎 Together with Consumentenbond and @cleanclothes.bsky.social, we analysed the ‘social washing’ of brands like Nike and Puma. Here's what we found: www.somo.nl/audited-ethi...
⚖️ Deuxième journée d'audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques ! Aujourd'hui, nous assisterons à des auditions d'expert·es économiques et scientifiques et nous aborderons la responsabilité civile de Total. Suivez cette deuxième journée en live 🧵
⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: hearings continue at 🧑⚖️ Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against 🛢️TotalEnergies 🔍 Focus today: expert hearings & civil liability 🧵 Live coverage in English below 👇 🇫🇷 See also live coverage in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social
