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Campaigning against ‘conflict’ minerals

JESC — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:58:55 +0000

The dark histories of some of the shiny items adorning our bodies has been popularised by recent Hollywood films and celebrity-backed campaigns. This has permitted the concepts of ‘conflict’ diamonds and ‘dirty’ gold to enter the public consciousness. But what about those other precious, and increasingly indispensable objects, found in our pockets and bags? The […]

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A first step in the fight against conflict minerals

JESC — Mon, 15 May 2017 07:48:07 +0000

On 3 April 2017, the European Council formally adopted a regulation on the responsible supply of minerals which had previously been approved by the European Parliament on 16 March 2017. The objective of this legislation is to put an end to the financing of armed groups through the trading of so-called conflict minerals. The origin […]

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Conflict minerals exhibition and roundtable

JESC — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:44:22 +0000

In response to the European Union’s adoption of legislation on responsible mineral sourcing in March 2017 Africa Europe Faith & Justice Network, JESC, and the Justice and Peace Commission organised a round table and photo exhibition, hosted at the Chapel of the Resurrection. The events explored issues relating to conflict minerals, respect for human rights and […]

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Mixed results for legislation on “conflict minerals”

JESC — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:55:59 +0000

After three years of negotiations, the European Union has finally got round to legislating on conflict minerals. Definitely a step forward, but not going far enough, writes JESC Advocacy Adviser Emmanuelle Devuyst On 22 November 2016, the Trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the EU Member States agreed upon a Regulation, albeit […]

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EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached

JESC — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 21:04:16 +0000

22 November 2016: Following the publication of the EU’s proposed regulation on conflict minerals, JESC together with 27 other faith and civil society groups have issued this Press Release. EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached as exemptions added The European Union (EU) has today taken a positive, but half-hearted, step towards cleaning up Europe’s trade in […]

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Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing

JESC — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:28:25 +0000

The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations, both in Europe and in the South, have been asking for years for a strong regulation to break the link between the exploitation of minerals and Human Rights gross violations like […]

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Catholic leaders call for due diligence in supply chains

JESC — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:06:14 +0000

More than 70 Catholics bishops have signed the statement we reproduce here calling the EU to reinforce the supply chain due diligence in order to stop the complicity of transnational companies in funding conflicts. We need supply chain due diligence to stop complicity in funding conflicts Companies are selling products containing natural resources that fuel […]

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Ensuring robust EU legislation on responsible mineral sourcing

JESC — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:43:07 +0000

Recommendations to strengthen the European Commission’s proposal for a ‘regulation setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict affected and high-risk areas’ The new European Parliament has a critical opportunity to strengthen legislation proposed by the European […]

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Disappointing EU Initiative on conflict resources

JESC — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:44:50 +0000

An initiative proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies’ mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations, campaigners said today. Instead of putting forward robust legislation that would require a wide range of EU-based companies to do […]

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King Leopold’s mines

JESC — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:57:41 +0000

In many ways the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is an extraordinary country. It is larger than all the countries of Western Europe put together, and has a population of almost 69 million. As a colony of Belgium it was considered to be the granary of Africa, because of its rich soil and its climate […]

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