HRW Finds Toxic Lead Danger in Kenya

A Human rights organization says thousands of people in a poor district on the outskirts of Mombasa, Kenya, face serious health problems from toxic lead at a former battery recycling plant. The group says at least three workers at the smelter have died and more than 3,000 people are affected by contamination.   As Kenya hosts the first U.N. Environment Assembly attended by global environmentalists, government officials and lobby groups - a community in Kenya’s second largest city,...

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