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.

Africa

July 10, 2023
News Release
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Project Impoverishes Thousands
Africa

June 14, 2023
Commentary
EU's new supply chain laws over-reliant on self-certification

Juliane Kippenberg

Associate Director, Children's Rights Division

Published in: EUobserver
Europe/Central Asia

June 9, 2023
Dispatches
Germany’s Rush for 'Critical' Minerals is a Human Rights Challenge

Juliane Kippenberg

Associate Director, Children's Rights Division

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November 2, 2023 Report

“Working On Oil is Forbidden”

Crackdown against Environmental Defenders in Uganda
July 10, 2023 Report

“Our Trust is Broken”

Loss of Land and Livelihoods for Oil Development in Uganda
April 27, 2023 Report

Tanzania: Maasai Forcibly Displaced for Game Reserve

Provide Redress; Adopt New Conservation Model After Consultations
April 26, 2023 Report

Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution

Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm