Zenith Security guards replaced rubber projectiles with metal shot before turning their shotguns on those caught on the diamond concession (25 March 2021, London) – Zenith Security guards employed at Petra Diamonds’ Williamson Mine in Tanzania deliberately swapped rubber projectiles with metal shot in their weapons, causing serious harm to local residents shot on the company’s
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Five human rights groups write to LBMA’s CEO raising concerns Over the past year RAID has repeatedly raised concerns with the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) regarding weaknesses in its Responsible Sourcing Programme. Today we write to the LBMA’s CEO, Ruth Crowell, with five leading Swiss and British human rights groups, questioning the credibility of
Investors who hold shares in global mining giant, Anglo American, should urge the company to resolve its devastating toxic legacy in Kabwe, Zambia, a group of African and British human rights organisations said today.
Petra Diamonds’ reporting about the recent assaults is both necessary and welcome. The company’s briefing does however confirm that force continues to be used against artisanal miners with alarming frequency and that the steps the company has taken to date have not yet been effective in addressing the serious human rights concerns.
The UK government has accepted a complaint filed by three human rights groups against Glencore UK for violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises at its Badila oilfield in southern Chad. It marks the first time the mining giant is facing an OECD complaint in the UK.
The “Congo is not for sale” (CNPAV) anti-corruption campaign, denounces the license granted by the Trump administration to Dan Gertler, allowing him to conduct transactions with American entities for one year. The group call on the new U.S. President, Joe Biden, to take a firm stance against corruption by re-evaluating this license and revoking it.
On the day of its AGM, will investors and shareholders question Petra Diamonds’ human rights record? The company is facing legal action by UK law firm Leigh Day at the British High Court on behalf of more than 30 Tanzanian victims who say they suffered serious human rights abuses by security personnel at the Williamson Mine.
Petra Diamonds’ claim that its gems are ‘ethical’ are seriously undermined by accounts of killings and brutal assaults of local residents at its Williamson Mine in northern Tanzania, UK corporate watchdog RAID said today. Petra Diamonds is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE4Good Index, which is intended for companies that demonstrate robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures.
A New York court today sentenced OZ Africa, a subsidiary of multi-billion-dollar hedge fund Och-Ziff, for corruption linked to mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It awarded $135 million in restitution to the former shareholders of Africo Resources Ltd, who lost their investment.
RAID joins 15 international human rights organisations to submit a brief to the United States Supreme Court in support of holding US corporations complicit in serious human rights violations liable in US courts. The case concerns Nestlé USA’s and Cargill’s alleged role in child slavery and forced labour in the Ivory Coast.