It is Intl Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Lead is highly toxic, yet millions are exposed to it.

One of the most lead-polluted places globally is the city of Kabwe in Zambia. Together w/ the Alliance for #LeadFreeKabwe, we say: only a full cleanup can protect people's rights.

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The new rush on minerals carries massive human rights risks and has already caused harm to people and planet.

Colombia’s initiative at #UNEA7 is a chance to change course. With 50+ partners, we @hrw.org encourage Colombia to pursue its goal for a global binding agreement on mineral supply chains.

Looking forward to this @radioworkshop.bsky.social webinar on Zambia's sacrifice zone, Kabwe. We will hear from young people what it means to live there, + discuss what can be done to protect people's right to a healthy environment.

2 Oct, 2pmCET, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What does it mean to live in one of the most lead-contaminated places globally?

I am looking forward to speaking at this @radioworkshop.bsky.social event w/ young people, activists & policy makers on the right to a healthy environment in Kabwe/Zambia.

Event details below.

Unakzeptabel: Bundesregierung will dt. Lieferkettengesetz massiv abschwächen + gibt Zivilgesellschaft 24 Std, die Änderungen zu kommentieren!

Das neue Gesetz würde DE weiter vom international anerkannten UN-Standard für Wirtschaft & Menschenrechte entfernen.

lieferkettengesetz.de/2025/09/01/s...

It is World Day ag Child Labor. There are 138 million child laborers globally.

In the mineral sector, there are new child labor risks due to the global rush on "critical minerals".

See a new @tdh_de report w/ info on children mining lithium in Zimbabwe.
www.tdh.de/en/inform/to...

It's World Environment Day!

We are calling for the full clean-up of one of the most lead-polluted towns on earth, a legacy of a colonial mine: Kabwe, Zambia.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=suGc...

EU-Kommissionspräsidentin @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
erhält Karlspreis in Aachen für Green-Deal-Gesetze, die sie jetzt rückgängig macht.

Um dem Preis gerecht zu werden, muss von der Leyen sich auf den Vorrang der Menschenrechte besinnen & Green Deal incl. #CSDDD retten.
www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

Tomorrow, the German city of Aachen honors EU Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu w/ Charlemagne award for her "impetus" for the EU Green Deal.

‼️But @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has made a U-turn & is dismantling the Green Deal, incl EU supply chains law #CSDDD.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...

The Zambian govt has allowed harmful mining + removal of lead waste in Kabwe, exposing residents to severe lead pollution. Many children suffer lead poisoning.

To protect rights, the govt should enforce Zambian law & fully clean up the mine & its waste. #leadfreekabwe

www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Children and future generations of Kabwe, Zambia are in dire danger from the toxic legacy of a former mine. Today, new mining in lead waste is making things worse. Comprehensive remediation is the only solution for a #leadfreekabwe

New @hrw.org report out today: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...