abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

3 Feb 2018

Author:
The Organiser (Sierra Leone)

British High Court Judge Adjudicates the African Minerals Case in a Freetown Court!

British High Court Judge has made legal history as he travelled to Sierra Leone as part of a lawsuit against mining giant African Minerals.  This is the first time a British judge has sat in a Sierra Leone court to try a lawsuit against the African Minerals Limited subsidiary company called Tonkolili Iron Ore in northern Sierra Leone.  The six-week hearing has already began and it involves African Minerals subsidiary, Tonkolili Iron Ore, which faces allegations of human rights abuses against workers and villagers living near one of its mines in Salone.  Mr Justice Turner and the legal teams for both claimants and defendants are already in Sierra Leone and for a fortnight in a makeshift courtroom which has been created in a hotel room in the capital Freetown.  More than 140 claimants from Sierra Leone are suing Tonkolili Iron Ore, a former subsidiary of African Minerals, which had its headquarters in Britain over allegations that the company was complicit with the local police, whose officers are alleged to have falsely imprisoned, assaulted and raped local residents during two incidents in 2010 and 2012.  Tonkolili Iron Ore has however denies these accusations.  Lawyers for the claimants told the court that if proceedings did not relocate to Sierra Leone, it would be impossible for the villagers to put their case directly as travelling to London would be prohibitively expensive and it would also be difficult to obtain visas...

Timeline

Privacy information

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies. You can set your privacy choices below. Changes will take effect immediately.

For more information on our use of web storage, please refer to our Data Usage and Cookies Policy

Strictly necessary storage

ON
OFF

Necessary storage enables core site functionality. This site cannot function without it, so it can only be disabled by changing settings in your browser.

Analytics cookie

ON
OFF

When you access our website we use Google Analytics to collect information on your visit. Accepting this cookie will allow us to understand more details about your journey, and improve how we surface information. All analytics information is anonymous and we do not use it to identify you. Google provides a Google Analytics opt-out add on for all popular browsers.

Promotional cookies

ON
OFF

We share news and updates on business and human rights through third party platforms, including social media and search engines. These cookies help us to understand the performance of these promotions.

Your privacy choices for this site

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies to enhance your experience beyond necessary core functionality.