Amnesty International Press Release 16 November 2015 Diamond companies must stop using the Kimberley Process to claim that their diamonds…
Canadian Mining Companies Better Beware, the Liberals Are Coming for Them
By Justin Ling November 6, 2015 | 8:37 pm A regime change in Ottawa means that the government of Canada…
Africa: With Around 40% of Resource Extraction and Use Linked to World Trade, New Policies Required to Address Environmental Impacts
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 IRP Report Finds Trade Shifting Burden of Environmental Impacts to Developing Economies Davos, Switzerland, 14 October…
Community Victory: Nicaragua Halts Canadian Gold-Mining Project
Published 13 October 2015 After months of campaigning, the Nicaraguan government has revoked B2Gold’s permit to mine Rancho Grande. The…
South Africa: Will Gold Miners Get Justice?
9th October 2015 OPINION By Marcus Low In King Leopold’s Ghost, the historian Adam Hochschild uncovers the horrors committed in…
West Africa: Keynote Address By H.E The President Of The Republic Of Ghana At The ECOMOF
9th October 2015 PRESS RELEASE Valorising West Africa’s Mineral & Petroleum Resources through Regional Cooperation. The Representative of H.E. the…
Africa: Looking Beyond the Vision – An Africa Mining Vision (AMV) Compact with Private Sector Leaders in Africa
8th October 2015 DOCUMENT Speaking points for H.E. Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade & Industry, African Union Africa…
Chile: Another Canadian gold mine
Barrick Gold and the Indigenous communities of Huasco, Chile Posted on September 30, 2015 This week’s guest writer is Adrienne…
Extractive Industries and Human Rights in Central Africa
29 September, 2015 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human…
Corporate bias at the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes This briefing focuses on the main venue for settlement…