Kenya: Women who have been tortured for the environment

In Kenya, some 5000 people are exposed to Mercury pollution in Artisanal small-scale gold mining sites. "Mercury is banned under the Minamata Convention, negotiated in Nairobi at UNEP. In the impoverished community that I'm working with they don't have much option. Mining gold and mixing it with mercury is the only knowledge they have and the main source of income. Communities do not have access to information about the hazards of using mercury. We need our government to stop mercury trade" said .. 

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