To all supporters and jewellers linked to FJA. Below is an unedited note from Niels Madsen, one of the founders of the 16 August Union, highlighting the terrible plight of the local arctic people who are faced with a worsening situation in regards to mineral policy. As you will see the threat of new laws

And so it continues, please find below a link to the latest press release from the 16th August Union regarding their continued struggle for rights and access for the indigenous people of Greenland to have access to their own mineral wealth. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3690824.htm Illegally Confiscated Ruby. The Greenland Ombudsman ruled that the Jorn Skov Nielsen (Director

Editorial by Marc Choyt, Publisher, Fairjewelry.org   Mining companies have colluded with governments to undermine the rights of indigenous small miners for hundreds of years. Typically, “the law” is used as their shield and excuse. Even in the developed world, mining companies and lobbyists collude with officials to write the laws that support their profit