Canadian and Chinese mining interests have profited from, and in some cases colluded with the Myanmar authorities in serious human rights abuses and illegal activity around the Monywa copper mine complex, which includes the notorious Letpadaung mine, Amnesty International said in a report...Open for Business? Corporate Crime and Abuses at Myanmar Copper Mine describes how large-scale forced evictions and serious pollution linked to the mine have destroyed livelihoods and exposed thousands of people to health risks. Community protests have been met with excessive force by police, including, on one occasion, the use of white phosphorous, a highly toxic and explosive substance. Amnesty International also found evidence of illegal activity including possible breaches of economic sanctions...[refers to Ivanhoe Mines, Knight Piésold Consulting, Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper, Rio Tinto, Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings, Wanbao Mining; report includes company responses]