Acacia Mining plc

Barrick and Randgold Warned About Rights Abuses Ahead of Merger

Acacia Mining Tanzania

Executives at Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources are warned about human rights abuses at Acacia Mining’s North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania ahead of merger.

Acacia Mining Fails to Address Rights Abuses in Tanzania

In an open letter to Acacia’s board of directors five rights groups express alarm that Acacia’s new community grievance mechanism falls well short of the company’s human rights obligations....

Acacia Mining’s Troubles in Tanzania Run Deeper Than Tax

As Acacia Mining's troubles in Tanzania deepen, RAID released a new video detailing the stories of some of the victims at the North Mara mine in stark detail.

Tanzania - More questions for Acacia Mining and Barrick Gold

Acacia Mining's Response to the Globe and Mail Article raises more questions than it answers about human rights violations at the North Mara gold mine in Tanzania.

Tanzanian Government investigation receives hundreds of reports of violence and deaths at Acacia’s North Mara Mine

Tanzanian Government has acknowledged the scale of violence surrounding the North Mara Gold Mine, say MiningWatch Canada and RAID in their most recent field assessment.

In Need of Repair: Acacia Mining’s Grievance Mechanism at North Mara Gold Mine, Tanzania

After a meeting with Acacia Mining in London, RAID and MiningWatch Canada call for extensive repair of the North Mara Grievance Mechanism

NGOs Warn: ‘Companies Duck Responsibility for Abuse Because of Flawed Human Rights Guidance, Lack of Independent Oversight’

Company grievance mechanisms are more about protecting or refurbishing a company’s reputation than providing an effective remedy to the victims of corporate-related human rights abuse. This is the conclusion of...

Acacia Mining should overhaul flawed grievance mechanism at its North Mara Mine, Tanzania

Acacia Mining (Acacia), a subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corp., in its public reaction to RAID’s 17 November press release with MiningWatch Canada makes a number of unfounded assertions. The company...

Clarification sought from Barrick and Acacia

Human Rights Impact Assessments

In their separate responses to RAID of March 2015, both Acacia Mining plc (formerly known as African Barrick Gold plc – ABG) and Barrick Gold Corporation...

Rethinking the UN Guiding Principles and company grievance mechanisms

A briefing released today by RAID calls on the UK and other governments to rectify serious problems in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Voluntary...