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Article

2 Feb 2010

Author:
Amnesty International

Police Violence and Illegal Evictions Near Papua New Guinean Gold Mine Must Be Investigated

The government of Papua New Guinea must investigate the conduct of police who burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them from land next to... [the Porgera] gold mine…Amnesty International also has concerns regarding ongoing support to the police by companies involved in the mine...The mine is 95% owned and operated by subsidiaries of Barrick Gold...as part of the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV)…Amnesty International does not allege that either company is responsible for the police violence or the forced evictions, however it believes Barrick and PJV failed to respond adequately when company personnel became aware of the police activity in the area…

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