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Watchdog censures mining firms in Uganda for ignoring locals’ rights

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 03, 2014 | 4:14 pm Precious Metals Africa Europe Gold 

[caption id="attachment_769736" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Basic survival is very difficult for the 1.2 million people who live in Karamoja, a remote region in northeastern Uganda.[/caption] New York-based group Human Rights Watch has accused three mining companies in Uganda's Karamoja region of...

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