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,…
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…
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…
London-listed Acacia Mining accused of “sophisticated tax evasion” in Tanzania
Thursday 7 April 2016 14:15 GMT London-listed gold miner Acacia Mining has been accused of engaging in “a sophisticated scheme…
Guatemalan Women’s Claims Put Focus on Canadian Firms’ Conduct Abroad
By SUZANNE DALEY, APRIL 2, 2016 LOTE OCHO, Guatemala — Her husband was away in the fields, she said, when…
South Africa: Community Voices Muted At Alternative Mining Indaba
18 FEBRUARY 2016 GroundUp (Cape Town) OPINION By Christopher Rutledge By giving corporations a bigger stake, the people affected by…
Africa: We Need a Real ‘Alternatives to Mining’ Indaba
By Farai Maguwu And Christelle Terreblanche 16th February 2016 This year’s alternative to mining conference in South Africa was a…
Tanzania: In Defence of the Rights of the Poor to Land, Extractives Resources
1st January 2016 ANALYSIS By Deodatus Mfugale In September 2015, a group comprising eight non-governmental organisations that deal with land…
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