Bougainville community members file complaint against Rio Tinto to the Australian OECD National Contact Point

Human Rights Law Centre, representing 156 Bougainville community members, have filed a complaint with the Australian Government against Rio Tinto for environmental and human rights violations caused by its former mine on Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.

Rio Tinto, which was forced to suspend operations at Panguna due to the civil war in 1989 and divested its interest in 2016, acknowledged the filing of the complaint by the Panguna communities and said it was "ready to enter into discussions" with them.

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Australia: OECD National Contact Point accepts human rights complaint against Rio Tinto over Bougainville

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10 Nov 2020

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Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week’s decision by the Australian OECD National Contact Point to accept a human rights complaint against mining giant Rio Tinto for investigation and conciliation.
A brutal war and rivers poisoned with every rainfall: how one mine destroyed an island

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30 Sep 2020

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In this commentary, Matthew G. Allen shares findings from his time in Bougainville researching the social and environmental impacts of the Panguna mine on neighbouring communities and takes a look at the complex history of the mine.
Bougainville : 150 habitants portent plainte contre Rio Tinto devant le point de contact national de l'OCDE en Australie pour la pollution générée par la mine de Panguna

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30 Sep 2020

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Complaint against Rio Tinto Submitted to the Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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29 Sep 2020

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Papua New Guinea: Bougainville residents petition Australian government over environmental damage and human rights violations.

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29 Sep 2020

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More than 150 Bougainville residents are petitioning the Australian government to investigate Rio Tinto over claims its failure to clean up millions of tonnes of waste from its former copper mine on the island has caused severe environmental damage and human rights violations

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Bougainville community members file complaint against Rio Tinto to the Australian OECD National Contact Point

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Australia: OECD National Contact Point accepts human rights complaint against Rio Tinto over Bougainville

A brutal war and rivers poisoned with every rainfall: how one mine destroyed an island

Bougainville : 150 habitants portent plainte contre Rio Tinto devant le point de contact national de l'OCDE en Australie pour la pollution générée par la mine de Panguna

Complaint against Rio Tinto Submitted to the Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville residents petition Australian government over environmental damage and human rights violations.