{
  "id": 1698989,
  "title": "Indonesia leads global tally of abuses linked to Chinese transition-mineral investments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/indonesia-leads-global-tally-of-abuses-linked-to-chinese-transition",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:59:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indonesia-leads-global-tally-of-abuses-linked-to-chinese-transition-mineral-investments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jakarta — A new report reveals that Indonesia leads the world in documented human rights and environmental abuses tied to Chinese investments in transition minerals between 2023 and 2025. The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRC) documented 323 allegations, plus three confidential cases, across 24 countries during that period. The majority of these issues stem from Indonesia's burgeoning nickel industry. The number of reported abuses has been climbing annually, from 51 in 2021 to 148 in 2025, though this rise may be due to enhanced reporting and monitoring rather than an actual increase in abuses. The surge in investment in minerals crucial for electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable energy technologies raises concerns about worker safety, the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, and environmental impacts. Similarly, the report documented 18 attacks against human rights defenders across all 24 countries during the same timeframe, including cases of judicial harassment, violence, and intimidation. Of the 96 Indonesian allegations analyzed, 71 concerned nickel processing, 17 related to extraction, and two others were unspecified.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA — Indonesia recorded more allegations of human rights and environmental abuses linked to Chinese investments in transition minerals than any other country between 2023 and 2025, a new report says. It identifies the vast majority of problems with the country’s rapidly expanding nickel industry. The report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}