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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
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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 refers to ‘factual inaccuracies’ in material about its subsidiary, the North Mara Gold Mine Ltd (NMGML) in Tanzania, and claims that MiningWatch and RAID have repeatedly failed to engage with Acacia, NMGML, and its NGO partner, Search for Common Ground.
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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 state:
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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 Principles on Security and Human Rights. The existing framework allows companies to privatise and control the implementation of human rights.
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African Barrick: Can a leopard change its spots?
News that African Barrick Gold (ABG) has changed its name to Acacia Mining comes as no surprise. The brand has become toxic and identified with human rights abuses. But can a leopard change its spots?
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The Observer newspaper reports on North Mara mine
Killings at UK-owned Tanzanian gold mine alarm MPs, British newspaper reports.
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African Barrick Gold AGM: investors must question abuses at North Mara Mine, Tanzania
RAID calls on African Barrick Gold's (ABG) investors to question leadership re alleged human rights abuses in Tanzania