UN Panel Affirms Human Rights in Mining for Renewables

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A copper-cobalt artisanal mine near the town of Kolwezi, in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 20, 2023. © 2023 Arlette Bashizi/For The Washington Post via Getty Images A United Nations panel issued guiding principles today making clear that the pursuit of minerals needed to transition from fossil fuels needs to safeguard human rights, justice, and equity.The Guiding Principles on Critical Energy Transition Minerals arrive at a crucial moment. Around the globe, governments and companies from industrialized countries are competing for “critical”…

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