Our Reports

RAID Submission to Review of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)

Response to consultation by the London Stock exchange to review the rulebooks for its junior AIM market.

RAID Submission to Review of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)

African Commission: Landmark $2

Press Release on landmark decision by the African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights on the Kilwa Massacre in DR Congo.

African Commission: Landmark $2.5 Million Award to DR Congo Massacre Victims

Q&A on the Kilwa Massacre Decision of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

A background Q&A on the landmark Kilwa Massacre decision of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR)

Q&A on the Kilwa Massacre Decision of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Acacia Mining’s Troubles in Tanzania Run Deeper Than Tax

The Tanzanian government and investors should ensure Acacia Mining urgently addresses the human rights violations at the North Mara gold mine, including providing compensation to victims, as part of the current negotiations about the company’s operations in Tanzania.. RAID's new video details the stories of some of the victims in stark detail.  

Acacia Mining’s Troubles in Tanzania Run Deeper Than Tax

Summary Presentation on G4S case Manus Island Detention Centre

Summary Presentation on G4S case Manus Island Detention Centre

RAID Submission on G4S case in Manus Island for UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

RAID’s key findings were presented on April 27, 2017 to a panel discussing private military and security companies in places of deprivation of liberty, including prisons and immigrant detention facilities.

RAID’s submission drew together lessons learned from a complaint RAID and the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) submitted under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises against G4S Australia in September 2014. 

RAID Submission on G4S case in Manus Island for UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

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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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.

oz_bribery_in_its_purest_form_executive_summary_rev.pdf

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The report by RAID ‘Bribery in its purest form’: Och-Ziff, asset laundering and the London connection  sets out the repeated failure of the UK regulatory authorities over a 10-year period – despite warnings from UN Experts, due diligence studies and compliance watch lists – to take action to prevent assets acquired through corrupt means being traded on the London markets.

pr_us_hedge_fund_corruption_settlement.pdf

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This report is based on a third field assessment by MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and UK-based Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) into the situation of human rights at the North Mara Gold Mine (NMGM), Tanzania.  The North Mara Gold mine is operated by UK-listed Acacia Mining (‘Acacia’, formerly African Barrick Gold), a majority owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation. The research was carried out between 24 July and 1 August 2016 in Tarime and the villages surrounding the mine.

adding_insult_to_injury_north_mara.pdf