#leadfreekabwe

Appeal for AU Action in Zambia Lead Poisoning Case Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children.

April 16 marks an important step in the struggle for justice for children in Kabwe, Zambia.

Today, a complaint has been filed before the AU child rights body ACEWRC on behalf of children exposed to toxic lead from a former mine in Kabwe.

#LeadFreeKabwe

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Appeal for AU Action in Zambia Lead Poisoning Case Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children.

‼️Important development on toxic lead contamination in Kabwe, Zambia‼️

Today, a complaint has been filed before the African Union child rights body ACEWRC on behalf of children exposed to toxic lead from a former mine in Kabwe.

#LeadFreeKabwe

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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 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

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Zambia: New @hrw report and video just out on how mining and processing companies profit from exploiting toxic lead waste, putting children in the city of Kabwe in grave danger of led poisoning.
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Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children Zambia’s government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe that poses major health risks to children.

In two words: this is Poisonous Profit. The Zambian government should urgently suspend operations and revoke the licenses of companies involved in hazardous mining activities in Kabwe. Profit should never come before children’s health.
#leadfreekabwe
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children Zambia’s government is facilitating hazardous mining and processing of toxic lead waste in the city of Kabwe that poses major health risks to children.

In two words: this is Poisonous Profit. The Zambian government should urgently suspend operations and revoke the licenses of companies involved in hazardous mining activities in Kabwe. Profit should never come before children’s health. New @hrw report
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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...