Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Development
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Orissa,
India,
Corporate Social Responsibility,
Dongria Kondh,
Development,
Vedanta,
Bianca Jagger,
Kondh,
Church of England,
Action Aid,
Amnesty International,
Joseph Rowntree Trust,
Human Rights,
Profit,
Mining,
Niyamgiri,
Un,
World News
When I arrived at the airport in Orissa, I was struck by a billboard there: "Mining happiness for the people of Orissa - Vedanta." What cruel irony. The poster should have read instead, "Undermining happiness for the people of Orissa."
Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011