Our Reports

The Deadly Cost of ‘Ethical’ Diamonds

RAID reveals human rights abuses at Petra Diamonds' Williamson Mine in Tanzania, including shootings, stabbings, beatings, incarceration and fatalities

The Deadly Cost of ‘Ethical’ Diamonds

Glencore's Oil Operations in Chad

RAID speaks to 50 local residents who reported burns and skin lesions after wastewater spill and oil pipe leak near Glencore’s Badila oilfield 

Glencore's Oil Operations in Chad

Congo's Victims of Corruption

RAID and AFREWATCH outline the harm caused by the abrupt closure of the KMT mine and identify 32,000 Congolese residents and 700 former workers who were negatively impacted

Congo's Victims of Corruption

Report: Acacia Mining's Grievance Mechanism and the Denial of Rights

Analytical report on Acacia Mining's private grievance mechanism at its North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

Report: Acacia Mining's Grievance Mechanism and the Denial of Rights

Bribery in Its Purest Form

Reports on the repeated failure of the UK regulatory authorities over a 10-year period to take action to prevent assets acquired through corrupt means being traded on the London markets.

In September 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (Och-Ziff), one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates the New York stock exchange, also announced that Och-Ziff had agreed to settle civil charges of violating the FCPA. RAID’s report examines the corrupt transactions in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and suspicious payments in Zimbabwe, as detailed by the SEC and DOJ.

Bribery in Its Purest Form

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This report, Principles without justice – the corporate takeover of human rights, 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). Both companies have explicitly endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (‘GPs’) and adhere to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (‘VPs’), although only Glencore is a participant in the initiative.  Acacia Mining claims adherence to the VPs by virtue of Barrick Gold (its majority shareholder) being a signatory and member of the Voluntary Principles Plenary.

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PR: Broken Bones and Broken Promises

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 confirmed that the grievance mechanism at the North Mara Gold Mine Ltd. was used strategically to divert victims from taking legal action. These victims are now facing broken promises by the company and inadequate remedy to deal with the serious long-term harm they have endured.

PR: Broken Bones and Broken Promises

PR: summary critique of GPs and VPSHR released

Time to rethink company grievance mechanisms

PR: summary critique of GPs and VPSHR released

Ten Years On: still no justcice for Kilwa victims

Account of the Kilwa case, with the most comprehensive available list of victims, compiled by RAID for the UN Business and Human Rights Forum 2014

Ten Years On: still no justcice for Kilwa victims

Out-of-Court Settlement Good for Some Tanzanian Villagers – But Many Others Hindered from Participation by Barrick’s Grievance Mechanism

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 remedy programme and were excluded from the legal action. Moreover, wider questions about human rights abuses at the mine remain unanswered.

Out-of-Court Settlement Good for Some Tanzanian Villagers – But Many Others Hindered from Participation by Barrick’s Grievance Mechanism