29th May 2016 Africa should make proper use of its abundant mineral resources to fuel its socioeconomic development, advised the … More
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Will Canada Recognise Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Developing Countries Too?
By Aruna Dutt UNITED NATIONS, May 19 2016 (IPS) – While Canada’s long-awaited support for the UN Declaration on the … More
Canada: PM urged to hold Canadian mining companies to account for abuses
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News May 11, 2016 OTTAWA – The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is … More
Canada: Liberals pushed mining accountability internationally in opposition, should lead on it now
The New York Times recently published a story on Canadian mining firms’ abroad and focused on the Guatemalan village of … More
Canada: Mining conduct abroad deserves another look
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:00 AM The Liberals have been busy in their first six months in office mending Canada’s … More
Mining stakeholders in Africa set to have a common law
By WINNIE ATIENO IN SUMMARY – The document is a product of case studies on human rights impact as per … More
Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts: Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea
April 19, 2016, 6 a.m. Law & Politics By Nelson Bennett In the coming months, the BC Supreme Court is … More
How a $900-million lawsuit is shaping the future of Canada’s natural resource landscape
Damon van der Linde Friday, Apr. 15, 2016 SEPT-ÎLES, QUE. — Flying in a helicopter over the Bay of Sept-Îles, … More
Mexican Indigenous Protests Shine a Spotlight on the Damage Done by Canadian Mines
By Nathaniel Janowitz April 13, 2016 Indigenous groups and small farmers from six Mexican states have been marching in the … More
Tanzania: Acacia Mining to Pay U.S.$20 Million in Corporate Tax in 2016
12th April 2016 ACACIA Mining PLC is to pre-pay 20 million US dollars in corporate taxes this year after signing … More