Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children

By Human Rights Watch

(Lusaka) – Zambia’s government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe that poses major health risks to children, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These business activities add to the harm faced by Kabwe residents, who have been exposed to toxic lead for decades from a former lead and zinc mine. March 5, 2025 Poisonous Profit Lead Waste Mining and Children’s Right to a Healthy Environment in Kabwe, Zambia Download the full report in English Annex I: Letter by the Minister of Green Economy and…

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