Human Rights Watch: South Africa - Abandoned Coal Mines Risk Safety, Rights
July 05, 2022
July 05, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 5 (TNSres) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The South African government's failure to ensure that abandoned coal mines are rehabilitated puts communities at risk of injury and death and risks polluting resident's water sources, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 45-page report, "The Forever Mines: Perpetual Rights Risks from Unrehabilitated Coal Mines in Mpumalanga, South Africa . . .
The South African government's failure to ensure that abandoned coal mines are rehabilitated puts communities at risk of injury and death and risks polluting resident's water sources, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 45-page report, "The Forever Mines: Perpetual Rights Risks from Unrehabilitated Coal Mines in Mpumalanga, South Africa . . .