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Amnesty raps Vedanta over treatment of tribals [1]

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International on Tuesday alleged that the government and Vedanta had failed to protect Orissa's indigenous communities from health hazards of mining. However, the mining major hit back saying these claims were based on "outdated document".

Publication Date: 
10/02/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Mineral-Based Industry [4], Tribals [5], Orissa (Odisha) [6], Vedanta Aluminium [7], Dongria Kondh [8]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dongria-kondh