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9 Dec 2005

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ESCR-Net Corporate Accountability Working Group

[PDF] Joint NGO Submission, Consultation on Human Rights and the Extractive Industry

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The ESCR-Net Corporate Accountability Working Group has assembled a set of case studies related to the extract industries as a contribution to the work of the Special Representative. The case studies reveal patterns of violations and gaps in the protection of human rights, including environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights. [refers to Bogoso Gold (part of Golden Star Resources), Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), Konkola Copper Mines [joint venture Vedanta Resources, Zambia Copper Investments & ZCCM Investments], TVI Pacific, Glamis Gold, Unocal (now part of Chevron), Chevron, Freeport-McMoRan, Total, Talisman Energy, Anvil Mining, AngloGold Ashanti, Echo Bay Mines, Metalor, Compañia General de Combustibles (part of Southern Cross), Vedanta Resources, Placer Dome, Texaco (now part of Chevron), ExxonMobil, Riggs Bank (now part of PNC Financial Services), Abayak, China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), Petronas, Sudapet, Lundin Oil, OMV, Gulf Petroleum (Qatar)]

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