Zambia: yeretsani kuipitsidwa kwa lead ku Kabwe | Human Rights Watch

Zambia: Konzani Kuwonongeka kwa Lead ku Kabwe

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(Johannesburg, July 20, 2023) - Boma la Zambia liyenera kuyesetsa kuyeretsa mgodi wakale womwe unawonongeka ku Kabwe, likulu la Central Province ku Zambia, Environment Africa ndi Human Rights Watch yatero lero. Mabungwewa adatulutsa kanema momwe achinyamata omenyera ufulu wa Environmental Africa akufotokoza za moyo wa mumzinda woipitsidwa mowopsa ndi zomwe zikufunika kuti athetse vutoli.

Kabwe ndi amodzi mwa malo oipitsidwa kwambiri mu Africa chifukwa cha kuipitsidwa ndi mgodi wakale wa lead ndi zinki. Poyambirira anali mwini wake mwachindunji kapena mwanjira ina ndi makampani a Anglo-American ndi atsamunda ena aku Britain, pambuyo pake mgodiwu udasinthidwa ndikutsekedwa mu 1994. Komabe, zinyalala zapoizoni za mumgodiwo sizinachotsedwe konse. Chotsatira chake, fumbi la mtovu likuwomba kuchokera m'madayi akuluakulu osaphimbidwa m'malo okhala pafupi monga Chowa, Kasanda ndi Makululu, zomwe zikuwopseza thanzi la anthu 200.000.

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