# Lawyers for Human Rights says the national inquiry into artisanal mining and police operations is a crucial step towards accountability. The inquiry was launched by the South African Human Rights Commission in Stilfontein in North West yesterday. The organisation’s Jessica Lawrence says the process will help uncover the human rights violations linked to Operation Vala Umgodi, which left 87 people dead and over 280 traumatised:
Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes inquiry into artisanal mining and police operation [SOUND]
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