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Article

21 Jul 2008

Author:
Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID)

[DOC] Government Condemns British Aviation Company for Fueling Congo’s War

The British Government has found DAS Air, a UK-based air cargo company, in breach of the OECD Guidelines on corporate conduct for its part in transporting minerals from rebel-held areas of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), a human rights non-governmental organization, which brought a complaint against the company welcomed the government’s findings. [also refers to De Beers, Avient, Oryx Natural Resources]