D.C.-Based Advocacy Group Sues Apple Over DRC Conflict Minerals

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Friday, January 30, 2026
Author: 
Lucy Carroll
Volume: 
42
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

On November 25, 2025, International Rights Advocates, a D.C.-based anti-forced labor advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company engages in deceptive marketing of its products by concealing minerals in its supply chain linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).