13th June 2016 By Andrew Mambondiyani Mutare — Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to … More
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Africa Needs a Minerals Body of Its Own – Experts
4th June 2016 By Ivan R. Mugisha Mineral experts from East Africa have proposed the formation of a continental mineral … More
Africa: Council Says Africa’s Minerals Should Fuel Its Growth
29th May 2016 Africa should make proper use of its abundant mineral resources to fuel its socioeconomic development, advised the … More
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