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Global Brands Including Amazon and Sony May Have Funded DRC Rebel Atrocities Through Coltan Supply Chains
The Guardian·Monday, 15 June 2026
An investigation by Global Witness found that leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson, and Sony likely sourced coltan — a mineral used in phones — from supply chains controlled by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 militia is accused of sexual violence, summary executions, and torture. The companies allegedly acquired the smuggled mineral unknowingly.
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