Papua New Guinea – Passion of the Present

New iPad App Showcases Human Rights Multimedia

On: May 9, 2011

In: Asia, Business, Extractive Industries, Papua New Guinea, Press release

Human Rights Watch today launched a new issue-specific multimedia application for Apple’s iPad, pioneering the first in a series of in-depth and original human rights multimedia apps through the iPad. Users can do…Continue Reading

Responsible Mining: Companies Can’t Go it Alone

On: February 10, 2011

In: Asia, Business, Canada, Commentary, Corporations, Environment, ESC Rights, Extractive Industries, gender-based violence, Global Initiatives, Papua New Guinea, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights

Human Rights Watch recently released a report that details brutal gang rapes and other abuses allegedly carried out by employees of Barrick Gold in Papua New Guinea. Barrick, a Canadian firm, is the world’s larges…Continue Reading

Gold’s Costly Dividend

On: February 1, 2011

In: Asia, Business, Environment, Extractive Industries, Papua New Guinea, Report

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 o…Continue Reading

Papua New Guinea: Serious Abuses at Barrick Gold Mine

On: February 1, 2011

In: Asia, Business, Canada, Corporations, Environment, ESC Rights, Extractive Industries, gender-based violence, Global Initiatives, Papua New Guinea, Press release, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights

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Private security personnel employed at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea have been implicated in alleged gang rapes and other violent abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released t…Continue Reading