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Article

1 Dec 2004

Author:
Rio Tinto

Kelian

Kelian Equatorial Mining (KEM) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Rio Tinto have acknowledged that human rights violations occurred during the early development of the mine and have expressed regret for abuses. In 1999, KEM supported an investigation by an independent team led by Komnas HAM (Indonesian Human Rights Commission) into the allegations.

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