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[DOC] Letter to UN OHCHR regarding the Porgera Joint Venture remedy framework.
EarthRights International is legal counsel for a number of Porgeran women who are either current or potential participants in the remedy framework…[We] are concerned with some of the approaches and conclusions set forth in OHCHR's [Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] letter…[We] request that OHCHR…state that it does not make any determination as to the credibility or legitimacy of ATA [Akali Tange Association] or PLOA [Porgera Landowners Association]…[We also] request that OHCHR clarify the import of its conclusions with respect to whether a waiver can be justified, particularly if the mechanism does not in practice meet basic international standards…