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200 Pitfalls and Pipelines: Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries
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S.B. Mullick, 2009, “Save Niyamgiri, Indigenous Peoples Struggle
Against Vedanta.” Presentation to International Conference on
Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples, 24 March, Manila,
Philippines.
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Ibid.
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Mines and Communities, 2005, “Press Release: SC Committee
Says No to Vedanta/Sterlite’s Orissa Refinery.” 24 September, http://
www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=7769; Mines and
Communities, 2005, “Central Empowered Committee Report.” 21
September, http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=7773.
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The vociferous presence of Kondh representatives and their Indian
and UK supporters at successive London AGMs of the company played
a significant role in highlighting its unacceptable activities in Orissa.
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“Guilty: UK government blasts Vedanta in unprecedented
attack.”2009, Survival international press release, 12 September.
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Mines and Communities, 2009, “UK government finds Vedanta in
major breach of trust.” 13 October, http://www.minesandcommunities.
org/article.php?a=9543.
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Amnesty International, 2010, “Don’t Mine Us Out of Existence.”
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_20144.pdf; In
August 2012, Vedanta attempted to rebut Amnesty’s accusations,
levelled in both its 2010 and 2011 reports on the Lanjigarh issues, with
the publication of “Vedanta’s perspective: The Lanjigarh development
story.” Shortly afterwards, Amnesty International responded with its
own “Briefing: Vedanta’s Perspective Uncovered: Policies cannot mask
practises in Orissa.”
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India’s Forest Conservation Act, Forest Rights Act and Environment
Protection Act.
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Mines and Communities, 2010, “Indian government committee
condemns Vedanta’s proposed Nyamgiri mine.” 22 August, http://www.
minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10322.
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Mines and Communities, 2010, “A famous battle is won - now to end
the war!” 30 August http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.
php?a=10346.
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A “show cause notice” allows a person or body corporate the opportunity
to provide evidence as to why an administrative action should
not be taken against them; “India: toxic sludge leak from Vedanta’s red
mud pond threatens rural communities.” 2011. Amnesty International
statement, Delhi, 1 June; Mines and Communities, 2009, “India:
Pollution Control Board slaps notice on VAL.” 3 August, http://www.
minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=9388.