13th June 2016 By Andrew Mambondiyani Mutare — Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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