DRC: UK government fails to act on war mongering companies
03.03.2005
The UK Guardian reports that the British government has failed to investigate properly UN Security Council allegations that British companies helped to perpetuate the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report by an all-party parliamentary group. In 2002 a UN panel of experts said that high-level political, military and business networks were pillaging gold, diamonds, timber, and coltan, a metal found in mobile phones and computers, to enrich individuals and fund various warring factions. Visit http://www.appggreatlakes.org/cgi-bin/site/index.cgi to download the full report, or read The Guardian article by clicking on the link above.