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Stop forced evictions
Maternal health is a human rightCorporate Accountability
All companies have a responsibility to respect human rights in their operations. 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.
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Vedanta mine threatens indigenous communities
February 2010: Amnesty activists demo at the Vedanta Resources offices in London
UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources is threatening the human rights of indigenous communities in the Indian state of Orissa. The company is planning to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills and expand its alumina refinery at the foot of the Hills, in Lanjigarh.
Make Shell come clean
November 09: Campaign Manager Naomi McAuliffe talks about progress to date
The Niger Delta is one of the 10 most important wetland and coastal marine ecosystems in the world and home to some 31 million people. It is also the location of massive oil deposits, which have been exploited for decades by oil companies.
Read our report on the impact of pollution in the Niger Delta (PDF)
3 things you can do to expose Shell's damages in the Niger Delta
Demand justice for the Lubicon Cree
In Little Buffalo, Alberta, Canada, the Lubicon Cree indigenous people have been battling for three decades for the right to control their lands and hold to account the oil, gas and logging companies that have devastated their environment.
Large-scale logging, followed by oil and gas extraction, have all but destroyed the traditional way of life of the Lubicon Cree.
- Act now - Demand justice for the Lubicon Cree
- Find out more about the Lubicon Cree on the Amnesty Canada website
- Are you on Facebook? Join the Support the Lubicon Cree Facebook group
