Uganda - The Impact of Mining on the Karamoja

Author:
Human Rights Watch
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
3 February 2014
Tags:
Uganda

A new report from Human Rights Watch said mining in the country's Karamoja region could lead to human rights abuses and land disputes -- unless the government does more to protect the interests of the region's indigenous people.

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