UN advisers urge Sweden to stop a proposed mine planned in a Sámi herding area
UN human rights specialists said the mine would threaten local ecosystems and endanger Sámi traditions and livelihoods.
February 10, 2022
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STOCKHOLM — United Nations human rights experts on Thursday urged Sweden not to award a license for an iron-ore mine in the Gallok region in Northern Sweden, home of the Indigenous Sámi people, saying the open-pit mine would endanger the protected ecosystem and reindeer migration.
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