Human Rights Impacts of Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Gold Mine
This report identifies systemic failures on the part of Toronto-based Barrick Gold that kept the company from recognizing the risk of abuses, and responding to allegations that abuses had occurred. The report examines the impact of Canada's failure to regulate the overseas activities of its companies and also calls on Barrick to address environmental and health concerns around the mine with greater transparency.
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ISBN: 1-56432-738-8
ISBN: 1-56432-738-8
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- Gold’s Costly Dividend
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Methodology
- I. Background and Context
- II. Violence and Illegal Mining: PJV’s Security Challenges
- III. Gang Rape and Other Abuses by PJV Security Personnel
- IV. Barrick and the Mobile Police Deployment to Porgera
- V. Barrick’s International Human Rights Obligations
- VI. Barrick’s Response to Human Rights Concerns at the Porgera Mine
- VII. Health and Environmental Concerns Regarding Riverine Tailings Disposal at Porgera
- VIII. Mercury Use by Small-Scale and Illegal Miners
- IX. The Need for Canadian Government Regulation
- X. Acknowledgements
- Annex: Barrick’s Response to Human Rights Watch







