"Civil society takes mining concerns to UN", 12 Oct 2016

Six civil society organisations have presented a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council, blaming South Africa’s poor regulation of the mining industry and coal-fired power stations for the violation of human rights in the country. The Centre for Environmental Rights, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, groundWork, South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance, Highveld Environmental Justice Network and Earthjustice made the submission in the Universal Periodic Review of SA...They called on the Human Rights Council to recommend the government prohibit mining or the use of practices that may violate human rights or cause substantial harm to the environment on which communities depend...