Zambia: Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children

Comprehensive Mine Remediation, End to Hazardous Mining Urgently Needed in Kabwe

• In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine.
• Zambia’s government is facilitating new hazardous lead and zinc mining and processing of the toxic waste, posing major additional health risks to children.
• The Zambian government should suspend operations, revoke licenses of companies involved in the…