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- 1Philippines minerals boom raises old human rights concerns●A new minerals push confronts an old human rights problem in the Philippines
A renewed push to extract minerals in the Philippines is colliding with long-standing human rights problems, according to Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty blog. The piece argues that expanded mining, driven by global demand for critical minerals, risks repeating abuses against local and indigenous communities that have marked the sector in the past.
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A $7 billion mining investment in Peru is under scrutiny, with the project described as facing a real test ahead. The headline, published by Environment+Energy Leader, points to pressure on the mining sector in Peru, where large-scale projects regularly encounter environmental, regulatory, and community opposition. Details on which project or company is involved, and what the specific test entails, have not been made clear in the available reporting.