Mining industry
Zambia's Acid Spill Crisis: Human Rights Abuses in Copper Mining Region
The Zambian authorities are faced with a severe health crisis after a dam burst in February 2025, releasing acidic effluent into a river in the Copperbelt province, contaminating water and soil with pollutants from Chinese mining company Sino-Metals Leach Zambia. The acid spill has led to the deaths of livestock,