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Boniface Umpula Nyembo: Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender in the DRC
RAID is today issuing a call to action following the arbitrary arrest and detention of a Congolese human rights activist who was distributing a press release.
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Open letter to pension funds about Och-Ziff investments
Follow-up letter from RAID to several US public pension funds and the Transport for London pension fund asking about their investments with hedge fund Och-Ziff.
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Complaint of serious human rights abuses in Australian processing centre lodged against UK company G4S
The UK security contractor G4S has been accused of serious human rights violations in relation to the treatment of asylum seekers detained at an off-shore processing centre in Papua New Guinea.
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Huge CalPERS pension fund to exit Och-Ziff and other hedge funds
$300 billion California state pension fund (CalPERS) this week announced its intention to withdraw from using hedge funds, including Och-Ziff, citing 'complexity and costs.' Lat year, RAID called upon CalPERS to question Och-Ziff about finance for a mining deal linked to the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe.
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Press follow-up to RAID's report on Och-Ziff
Several press reports have followed from RAID's April 2014 report on Och-Ziff, the New York hedge fund currently under investigation by the US authorities.
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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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Important advance for Kilwa justice
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights finds communication about Kilwa massacre of 2004 admissible.
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RAID's impact - Barrick makes changes
Barrick, as a result of RAID and MiningWatch Canada’s criticisms, has introduced some significant changes to its legal waiver and ‘enhanced’ the remedy programme.
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Freedom of information in the UK
RAID has lodged a Freedom of Information request with the UK’s Information Commissioner seeking disclosure of information about the UK Government’s decision that allowed: (a) ENRC to list on the London Stock Exchange and (b) to acquire CAMEC, the
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Private security providers
Update on RAID's work on private security providers (PSPs), addressing the significant gaps in industry procedures.