Our Reports

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

principles_without_justice

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: 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

Réel progrès ou culture de l'image? La responsabilité d'entreprise de Glencore en République Démocratique du Congo

French version of the report PR or Progress? Glencore's Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Réel progrès ou culture de l'image? La responsabilité d'entreprise de Glencore en République Démocratique du Congo

Réel progrès ou culture de l'image? La responsabilité d'entreprise de Glencore en République Démocratique du Congo (Introduction)

Introduction to the French version of the report PR or Progress? Glencore's Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Réel progrès ou culture de l'image? La responsabilité d'entreprise de Glencore en République Démocratique du Congo (Introduction)

PR or Progress? Update to Glencore report, December 2014

Update to the June 2014 report PR or Progress? Glencore's Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. RAID, Bread for all and Fastenopfer respond to Glencore's criticism of the original report.

PR or Progress? Update to Glencore report, December 2014

Call to action: arbitrary detention of Congolese human rights defender

RAID is today issuing a call to action following the arbitrary arrest and detention of Boniface Umpula Nyembo, of the respected Congolese human rights organisation Action contre l'impunité pour les droits humains (ACIDH), a long-standing partner of RAID.

Call to action: arbitrary detention of Congolese human rights defender

Glencore response to report

Glencore response to Key Findings and Questions, presented by Bread for All, the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and RAID

Glencore response to report

PR or Progress? Glencore’s Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Summary - French)

RAID, Bread for All and Fastenopfer criticise the Glencore over its record on human rights, the environment and relations with communities affected by its operations in the DRC (Summary - French)

PR or Progress? Glencore’s Corporate Responsibility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Summary - French)