The Police shot and killed one farmer and injured three others at New Abirem in the Brim North District of Eastern Region on November 2, when they went in defence of Newmont Gold Limited. The victims were among a group of farmers, who were demanding that the right method must be used in calculating compensation for their cocoa and other economic trees that would be destroyed by Newmont Gold Ghana Limited in their concession... In a related development the Wassa Association of Communities Affected By Mining (WACAM)...said..."There had been many raids in mining communities on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti by security team of Military, Police and mine security... Some of the community complaints of human rights abuses against AngloGold Ashanti include but not limited to shooting of innocent people, beatings, unlawful arrest, harassment and the invasion of homes of residents without warrant..."