Tag: cobalt

  • Beneath the Surface: The Plight of Bouazar’s Cobalt Miners

    Beneath the Surface: The Plight of Bouazar’s Cobalt Miners

    by Salma Bennagi This blog is part of the ‘Environmental Justice and the Law – A Student Blog Symposium.’ Introduction Bouazar, Morocco, shelters a concerning reality beneath its surface—a cobalt mining operation where human rights and environmental justice face grave challenges. Approximately 1,200 miners undertake the perilous task of excavating cobalt over six hundred meters…