A Canada-based gold mining company is paying compensation to a group of tribal women and girls who allege they were assaulted and raped by police and security guards at the company’s mine in Papua New Guinea. The 11 women…are among 137 local Enga women and girls who had previously been compensated by Barrick Gold Corporation…Most of the 137 women accepted the company’s offer of a compensation package under a “remedy framework” set up by Barrick as an alternative to the local judicial system...But 11 of the women initially refused… [EarthRights International (ERI)], who have worked with the community in Porgera since 2012, have been negotiating a settlement with Barrick over the past two weeks…The terms mean that ERI will not file litigation on behalf of the 14 clients, it said.