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Foreign corruption in the mining industry

(by Kimberly Fraser) According to Transparency International, a non-profit organization that monitors and combats corruption worldwide, the mining and extractive sectors are among the most corruption prone sectors. This is largely due to the volume of revenue involved and the need to interact with foreign governments in order to secure mining contracts and licences and …

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Category: multinational companies, TransparencyTag: africa, Australia, bribery, corruption, Democratic Republic of Congo, multinationals

Ordinary Malawians have Limited Protection Against a Growing Mining Industry

(by Boshra Yazahmeidi) Villagers living adjacent to the World Heritage-listed Lake Malawi have been forced to give up their land and homes to mining companies with inadequate compensation, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The report identified numerous issues of concern around the actions of mining companies searching for coal and uranium …

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Category: Environmental Damage, UncategorizedTag: africa, Campaigns, compensation, environment, human rights, Informed consent, Malawi, Mining Advocacy, multinationals, water

Human Rights in European Business – A Practical Handbook for Civil Society Organisations and Human Rights Defenders

(by Boshra Yazahmeidi)  If you are a civil society organisation or legal professional working to defend the rights of vulnerable communities from the business practices and actions of foreign companies linked to European Union (EU) Member States, then this handbook may be of use to you. The handbook targets its practical guidance to cases of …

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Category: Legal Disputes, UncategorizedTag: Campaigns, civil society, Europe, human rights, Legislation, Mining Advocacy, multinationals, Violence

Potential Human Rights Case for World’s Largest Carbon Emitters

In an unprecedented action, a government body has accused 47 of the world’s largest cement, oil, coal, and mining companies of releasing greenhouse gases that have violated the human rights of millions of people in the Philippines. The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) has sent a 60-page document to the likes of …

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Category: Environmental Damage, Legal DisputesTag: climate change, Ecology, environment, human rights, Jesuit, Mining Advocacy, multinationals, SJSA, The Philippines

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