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2 Abr 2013

Author:
Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch Canada

[PDF] Response to Barrick Gold’s letter of March 22, 2013: Barrick should not require legal waivers of rape victims in return for remedy packages provided through a flawed and evolving non-judicial mechanism

Dear [UN High Commissioner for Human Rights] Pillay,...[R]egarding the non-judicial remedy program...for female victims of rape by security guards at the Porgera Joint Venture [joint venture Barrick Gold & Mineral Resources Enga]...mine in Papua New Guinea...Insofar as the information submitted by Barrick...is now newly public this is a positive development...[Concerns raised:] Ongoing Lack of Transparency...Flawed Consultation and its impact on the remedy program [re consultations with] The victims themselves...Akali Tange Association..., a grass roots human rights group, and the Porgera Landowners Association...Flaws in the remedy process... Barrick should not require legal waivers of rape victims in return for remedy packages provided through a flawed and evolving non-judicial mechanism...Best Practice and the Guiding Principles... [Closes with "Appeal for Justice" to the UN High Commissioner] [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Barrick to respond to this letter; see linked item]

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