Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are making multimillion-dollar profits from minerals commonly found in our cell phones and other electronics such as coltan, cassiterite, wolframite. These profits fuel a vicious cycle of rape, war and other human rights abuses in eastern Congo. Right now, the House of Representatives is weighing a piece of legislation that would make it easier to identify imports into the United States that contain these 'conflict minerals'. The list of Representatives who want to stop the dangerous conflict minerals trade is growing, but the bill needs more co-sponsors if we’re going to break the cycle of violence.
» Send an email to your Representatives right now and urge them to co-sponsor the Conflict Minerals Trade Act
» Learn more about conflict minerals in the DRC
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