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Article

10 Jul 2008

Author:
Jocelyn Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer

CHR probes raps vs Aussie mine firm [Philippines]

The Commission on Human Rights is looking into alleged human rights violations committed…by…[OceanaGold Philippines Inc.] in the provinces of Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya… [H]ouses of indigenous peoples…were being demolished despite opposition from the community…without court order and without the mining firm providing relocation sites for displaced families, according to the fact-finding report of environmental and human rights groups… OceanaGold has recently announced it was suspending work in the area as a result of lack of funds.