This report is based on a third field assessment by MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and UK-based Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) into the situation of human rights at the North Mara Gold Mine (NMGM), Tanzania. The North Mara Gold mine is operated by UK-listed Acacia Mining (‘Acacia’, formerly African Barrick Gold), a majority owned subsidiary
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This report offers an in-depth critique of company complaints mechanisms as practised by two extractive industry companies Acacia Mining (formerly African Barrick Gold, ABG) operating in Tanzania and Glencore’s subsidiary, the Kamoto Copper Corporation (KCC), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
RAID and MiningWatch Canada correct assertions made by Acacia Mining (Acacia), a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, in its public reaction to their 17 November press release, Broken Bones, Broken Promises. The company refers to ‘factual inaccuracies’ in material about its subsidiary, the North Mara Gold Mine Ltd (NMGML) in Tanzania, and claims that MiningWatch Canada
A second human rights field assessment at Barrick Gold’s Tanzania subsidiary, Acacia Mining (formerly African Barrick Gold), calls into question commitments made by the company to stop excessive use of force by mine security and police guarding the mine. Interviews conducted by MiningWatch Canada and the British NGO Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) also
Summary and Recommendations from Principles without justice – the corporate takeover of human rights. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, have allowed companies to privatise and control the implementation of human rights.
RAID and MiningWatch Canada recognise the significance of the settlement of a legal case alleging that African Barrick Gold (now Acacia Mining) was liable for human rights abuses, including killings, at its North Mara mine in Tanzania. However, the NGOs are concerned that many victims were denied justice because they participated in the mine’s flawed
A robust critique of project-level grievance mechanisms, prepared by RAID and MiningWatch Canada for the UN Business and Human Rights Forum, 2014.
Press Release Deaths and serious injuries of at UK-listed African Barrick Gold’s (ABG) North Mara Gold Mine Ltd in Tanzania. MiningWatch Canada and RAID (UK) Complete Human Rights Assessment.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Acacia Mining and the Tanzanian police for the use of security forces.