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href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports/735/related">More reports</a>»</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-footer clear-block"><div id="block-tic-policy_hybrid" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">Environment</h6> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-filter"><div class="view-content view-content-taxonomy-filter"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/20/china-hurting-its-future-not-acting-lead-poisoning">China is Hurting its Future by not acting on Lead Poisoning</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 20, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The trajectory of China's lead poisoning epidemic is reminiscent of other Chinese public health crises over the last decade, with the repeating themes of corruption, cover up and harassment. 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Barrick, a Canadian firm, is the world's largest gold producer and Porgera is one of the world's largest gold mines. 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The Porgera mine has produced billions of dollars of gold in its twenty years of operation, and is operated and 95 percent owned by Barrick Gold, a Canadian company that is the world's largest gold producer.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/24/world-report-governments-soft-talking-abusers">World Report: Governments Soft-Talking Abusers</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jan 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Too many governments are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive governments, replacing pressure to respect human rights with softer approaches such as private “dialogue” and “cooperation,” Human Rights Watch said today <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011">in releasing its World Report 2011</a>. Instead of standing up firmly against abusive leaders, many governments, including the European Union, adopt policies that do not generate pressure for change.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/12/02/lead-poisoning-nigeria-unprecedented">Lead Poisoning in Nigeria "Unprecedented"</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Dec 2, 2010</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Lead poisoning has killed more than 400 children in the state of Zamfara in the past six months. The tragedy unfolding in Zamfara is not a simple act of nature. 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It's no surprise then that local officials prioritize economic gain at the expense of public health. Penalizing corruption and rewarding local officials for improvements in public health should be recognized as a critical part of legal and health-care reform.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/05/05/us-child-farmworkers-dangerous-lives">US: Child Farmworkers’ Dangerous Lives</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 5, 2010</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The United States is failing to protect hundreds of thousands of children engaged in often grueling and dangerous farmwork. Human Rights Watch called on Congress to amend federal law that permits children under age 18 to work for hire in agriculture at far younger ages, for far longer hours, and in far more hazardous conditions than in any other industry.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"><div class="field-item"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-video"></div></div></div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-taxonomy-filter"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news-all/735">More documents on this topic</a>»</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"><div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/home" title="Home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/our-work" title="Our Work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/news" title="News">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications" title="Publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/about" title="About Us">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706012301/http://www.kintera.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.4542089/">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-tic-tic_copy_24478" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="node clear-block ltr ntype-copy"> <div class="content clear-block filter-text"> Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/iff">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706012301/http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. 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