Australian mining companies operating overseas face challenges in relation to human rights, especially those that operate in conflict and post-conflict zones zones, and where governance is weak...The report provides key principles, case studies and other resources to assist mining companies to design and implement effective, human rights-compatible grievance mechanisms…An effective grievance mechanism at the company level forms part of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights – this means that those people who believe they have been harmed are provided with the opportunity to bring this to the attention of the company to seek remediation…[also refers to Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Newmont, Rio Tinto, Xstrata]