Oil, Mining, and Natural Resources
The oil, mining and gas industries are central to the economies of many developing countries. At the same time, these industries often give rise to human rights problems so serious that they can devastate vulnerable communities. Human Rights Watch investigates how lucrative and politically important extractives projects can become entangled with abuses by unaccountable security forces; undermine the livelihoods of families forced to relocate to make way for them; and fuel government corruption that undermines the very economic promise these industries might otherwise represent. We work to develop solutions to the problems we expose, taking our research directly from impacted communities to the boardrooms of leading multinationals and the offices of government regulators.
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Venezuela: Violent Abuses in Illegal Gold Mines
Credible Allegations of Government Involvement, Acquiescence
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A Dirty Investment
European Development Banks’ Link to Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Palm Oil Industry
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News
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For Valentine’s Day, Traceable, Transparent Jewelry Supply Chains
Jewelry, Watch Companies Should Strengthen Supply Chain Safeguards
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Switzerland’s Crucial Vote on Corporate Accountability
Referendum on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Safeguards in Supply Chains
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Jewelry Companies’ Sourcing Improves, but Falls Short
Covid-19 Pandemic Devastates Mining Communities, Increases Rights Risks
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Germany: Respect Child Rights in Global Supply Chains
Call for an Effective Human Rights Due Diligence Law
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Global Gold Supply Chains Just Got Riskier
In the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Gold Sector Should Re-assess Human Rights Impacts
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Interview: Displaced and Destitute as Guinea Advances Dam Project with Help from China
How a Flawed Resettlement Process Is Robbing Thousands of Villagers of Their Livelihood
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Venezuela: Violent Abuses in Illegal Gold Mines
Credible Allegations of Government Involvement, Acquiescence
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