toxic waste

As Olympic athletes encounter untreated sewage dumped into Rio de Janeiro’s watercourses, a new report from the Christian charity Tearfund and the Institute of Development Studies, finds that the mountains of waste that pollute our environment and cause disease could instead be used to reduce poverty and save lives.

Amnesty International has called on the Ivory Coast government to ensure that compensation paid out by Trafigura reaches victims of toxic waste dumping.