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March 2022

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June 2019

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Principles Without Justice: The corporate takeover of human rights

March 2016

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Lethal Gold

(2017)

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On a road by the mine wall, police assigned to the mine enforce a “curfew” on local residents ©2022 RAID

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London’s gold market authority

Our complaints under the LBMA’s ‘Incident Review Process’

Children live and play close to the mine’s walls at North Mara ©2022 RAID

See also video summary below on the legal challenge brought against the LBMA by Tanzanian claimants

Legal actions alleging human rights violations

Nov 2022

Key Q&A on legal cases

Dec 2022

LBMA sued in UK for certifying North Mara gold

Nov 2022

Barrick sued in Canada over alleged human rights violations

Feb 2020

Tanzanian Victims Commence Legal Action in UK against Barrick

Feb 2015

Settlement after 2013 UK case against African Barrick Gold 

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RAID’s decade of work on the North Mara gold mine

2021

The LBMA’s responsible gold sourcing programme lacks credibility
09
Mar
Child North Mara
Will Barrick Gold’s CEO go beyond rhetoric to deliver justice for victims of police killings at Tanzanian mine?
16
Dec

2020

North Mara Police Security Human Rights Abuses
Tanzanian Victims Commence Legal Action in UK against Barrick
10
Feb
LBMA Should Suspend Gold Refiner MMTC-PAMP
09
Jul
More Tanzanian human rights victims join UK legal action against Barrick
14
Aug

2019

Mark Bristow’s Headache as New CEO of Barrick Gold
02
Jan
Mining Indaba Should Address Justice for Victims
04
Feb
Acacia Mining Faces New Human Rights Problems in Tanzania
12
Jun
RAID Responds to Acacia Mining
22
Jul
When Will Bristow Address the Human Rights Issues at Tanzanian Gold Mine?
07
Nov

2018

Acacia Mining Fails to Address Rights Abuses in Tanzania
17
Apr
Acacia Mining’s Hour of Reckoning in Tanzania
12
Oct
Barrick and Randgold Warned About Rights Abuses Ahead of Merger
05
Nov

2017

Acacia Mining’s Troubles in Tanzania Run Deeper Than Tax
6 July 2017
Tanzania President Should Insist Barrick Gold Resolves Rights Abuses at Acacia’s North Mara Mine
25 October 2017

2016

In Need of Repair: Acacia Mining’s Grievance Mechanism at North Mara Gold Mine, Tanzania
9 May 2016
Tanzanian Government investigation receives hundreds of reports of violence and deaths at Acacia’s North Mara Mine
23 September 2016
Tanzania – More questions for Acacia Mining and Barrick Gold
30 September 2016

2015

North Mara settlement a positive step, but justice has not yet been achieved
11 February 2015
Clarification sought from Barrick and Acacia
27 March 2015
Acacia Mining should overhaul flawed grievance mechanism at its North Mara Mine, Tanzania
15 December 2015

2014

African Barrick: Can a leopard change its spots?
27 November 2014

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