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Articles by Inés Benítez

Congo: “Two Children May Have Died for You to Have Your Mobile Phone”

Inés Benítez September 17, 2012 Inés Benítez

“It’s possible that two children died so that you could have that mobile phone,” says Jean-Bertin, a 34-year-old Congolese activist who wants to end the “absolute silence” around the crimes committed in his country to exploit strategic raw materials like coltan.

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