…This report analyzes Barrick’s remedy mechanism in light of human rights standards, and offers lessons learned for corporations, civil society, survivors and affected communities, and the international community. It considers the benefits, challenges, and limitations of remedy mechanisms created by companies and designed to redress gross human rights violations. The report is based on investigations over many years, including hundreds of interviews in Porgera before and during the implementation of the remedy mechanism.

Rather than company-created models, the report suggests an approach that brings companies, survivors, and communities into the joint design of the remedy process. This approach centers the survivors from the outset and can help address power differentials. The report also calls on the company to provide additional remedies to the assault survivors, void all legal waivers that women had to sign to receive a remedy, and provide urgent security protection to women currently at risk. [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Barrick Gold to respond. Response provided.]