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Article

26 Jul 2011

Author:
Joy News, Myjoyonline

NGO accuses Newmont of human rights abuses [Ghana]

Livelihood and Environment Ghana…released a documentary which chronicles the accounts of people [in Ahafo] alleged to have been affected by the operations of Newmont. Rebecca…who was knocked down by a…[p]ickup belonging to the company [said]…Newmont has failed to settle her medical bills and…compensate her. She said…she struggles to recover from her injuries…[and that] she lost her pregnancy…Salamatu…who now walks with crutches claimed she was hit by a Newmont truck…[T]he NGO is asking Newmont to take care of the victims’ medical bills…[T]he External Affairs Manager, at the Ahafo Operation, said the victims’ claims are not accurate. With Rebecca’s case,…“she was supported through all her medical processes and certified as fit at the end of that process”...As for [Salamatu], [he] said the vehicle that knocked her belonged to a different company that was contracted to work for them…