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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

Refusal to disclose information on sanctions: RAID granted permission to appeal

RAID granted permission to appeal an earlier decision that HM Treasury was entitled to withhold information on its implementation of sanctions against Zimbabwe.

Panama, Congo, Zimbabwe, London, New York: the vultures come home to roost

Links between a UK court ruling denying disclosure on Zimbabwe sanctions, action in the US against hedge fund Och-Ziff, and the Panama papers on deals done in the Congolese war.

ENRC (now Eurasian Resources Group) failed to respect human rights, says UK government watchdog

The UK government has sent a clear message to investors in high risk environments, like the Congo, that they cannot evade their human rights responsibilities.

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.

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.

Glencore must explain its plans for thousands of artisanal miners

Gecamines (the Congolese state-owned mining company) and its joint venture partner, Dino Steel International (owned by Glencore’s long term business partner, Groupe Bazano), sold the Chabara mine permit to the Glencore subsidiary, Mutanda Mining,

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:

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.

North Mara settlement a positive step, but justice has not yet been achieved

In March 2013 proceedings were brought in the High Court of England and Wales by the leading law firm Leigh Day against African Barrick Gold (ABG; now Acacia Mining) and its 100% owned subsidiary, North Mara Gold Mine (NMGML) on behalf of a group