Local communities’ farmland and equipment are being destroyed, and toxic substances like mercury – used for gold extraction – are polluting rivers and agricultural land. Media reports reveal arbitrary arrests and violence against residents and artisanal miners, allegedly perpetrated by security forces, mining operators or people linked to mining activities.
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