Anneke VanWoudenberg

CEO of corporate watchdog, Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID). Tweet on corporate accountability, #HumanRights #Africa #JustTransition #Greenwashing

[RAID @raidukorg]

Barrick begins its search for a new CEO after Mark Bristow’s abrupt exit. We hope the next leader puts human rights front and centre – ensuring that profit never comes above ethical responsibility and the protection of local communities. See more below. https://t.co/WT0xueu97g

[Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo]

A 1,224 page arbitration decision shared with Bloomberg by @PPLAAF contains the 1st-ever testimony from Dan Gertler about his partnership w/ Katumba Mwanke incl. $100s of millions worth of payments to & shares held for Katumba & unnamed Congolese partners🧵https://t.co/uZYNCYNEXP

[RAID @raidukorg]

A courageous life: Félicité Monga, survivor of the Kilwa massacre in the #DRC and advocate for justice, has passed away – but her fight lives on. The 2004 massacre took place when soldiers, with support from Anvil Mining, crushed a small uprising. More: https://t.co/iGvwqBQisi

[RFI Afrique @RFIAfrique]

💬 🇨🇩🇷🇼 #RDC-#Rwanda: «Cet accord est basé sur le principe du retrait du Rwanda du Congo», note Jason Stearns, le co-fondateur de l'institut congolais de recherches Ebuteli.
🎙Invité de @ChBoisbouvier #RFImatin 👇

[RAID @raidukorg]

We’re accelerating towards a “green” #EnergyTransition – but at whose expense? 🌍⚡ For @London_Climate Action Week 2025, we turn to the DRC, where, with @afrewatch, we looked at toxic #pollution around the country's biggest cobalt mines. Key findings: https://t.co/cbz2wnHaE9 #LCAW2025 #LCAW

[RAID @raidukorg]

« Nous avons constaté que malgré les milliards générés par l’exploitation minière, les travailleurs congolais vivent dans des conditions inacceptables. Il est temps que cela change »

https://t.co/Uefj3rRfvp

[RAID @raidukorg]

La dernière enquête menée par le RAID et le CAJJ révèle que les droits des travailleurs sont bafoués dans les mines industrielles de cobalt et de cuivre de la République démocratique du Congo.

Ces mines alimentent la transition énergétique mondiale - mais à quel prix humain ?

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

@haringeycouncil @ContactHaringey The rubbish in Queen’s Wood is still there – over 2 weeks now! Please act to remove it. It’s not just an eyesore, but a danger to children, dogs & wildlife. Plus leaving it sends a signal that fly-tipping is tolerated, and brings future trouble.

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

@haringeycouncil @ContactHaringey What action is being taken to deal with the fly tipping in Queens Wood? Rubbish has been dropped in this beautiful wood for the past few days. Please act.

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

@ContactHaringey @haringeycouncil This still hasn't been removed and it's now a week later. Here is the picture from this morning.

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

Pourquoi les entreprises minières en #RDC #Kolwezi ne paient-elles pas un salaire vital (y compris aux sous-traitants) ? Elles se contentent du minimum légal : 5 $/jour (150 $/mois), loin des 520 $/mois nécessaires pour vivre décemment. #DRCMiningWeek https://t.co/b4buuYAR6F

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

Why aren’t mining companies paying a living wage to their workers in #DRC (direct and indirect hires)? New research shows companies rely on the $5-a-day legal minimum ($150/mth), well below the $520/mth living wage. That's a poverty wage. #DRCMiningWeek https://t.co/lNHjPAYxaP

[RAID @raidukorg]

As #DRCMiningWeek kicks off, new evidence shows workers in Congo’s cobalt and copper mines are still underpaid and abused.

It’s time for mining companies to pay a living wage to all #workers (direct & indirect hires) and respect labour rights.

https://t.co/9mSpZfUUMX

[RAID @raidukorg]

Alors que #DRCMiningWeek démarre, de nouvelles preuves montrent que les mineurs de cuivre & cobalt en #RDC sont sous-payés et maltraités.

Il est temps de garantir un salaire vital et de respecter les droits des travailleurs, notamment les sous-traitants.

https://t.co/JABsLcwZW1

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

@ContactHaringey @haringeycouncil Do please let me know what these measures will be.

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

@ContactHaringey @haringeycouncil Thank you!

[Amnesty UK @AmnestyUK]

The Justice 4 Nigeria coalition, including @MosopOgoni, @AFRICASeenHeard, @fossilfreeLDN and @amnesty gathered outside the courts this morning to show our solidarity with the Niger Delta community.

Today marks the start of the Bodo community’s claims that Shell has not properly cleaned up the area after their huge oil spills.

💰 Shell has made BILLIONS extracting oil from the Niger Delta.

🌳The communities of the Niger Delta have had their farmland and water POISONED.

And now Shell has sold off their onshore assets in the Niger Delta, meaning they could just walk away.

We can’t let this happen!

Shell needs to clean up NOW.

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

The violent crackdown and arrests of Tundu Lissu & others in #Tanzania are a grave threat to constitutional rights—including free elections and peaceful assembly. 2025 must not repeat the mistakes of the past. See grave concerns raised by @ICJ_org lawyers. https://t.co/XOPnVvZzl1

[RAID @raidukorg]

🔍 Why environmental assessments are failing communities in the DRC’s copper-cobalt belt

We’ve submitted evidence to the @UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (@SREnvironment), drawing attention to systemic failures in how #environmental assessments are carried out in the #DRC’s copper-cobalt belt.

Our findings highlight widespread regulatory shortcomings that put fenceline communities at risk.

Learn more & see full submission: https://t.co/4rnWh4adqw

[Anneke VanWoudenberg @woudena]

This is good news!

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

Finally, some substantive action from the US on Rwanda. James Kaberebe, Rwandan minister for regional integration (but so much more) and the spokesman for the rebel coalition Congo River Alliance Lawrence Kanyuka are sanctioned. Deserved and overdue. https://t.co/NwYXFKv6AA