Global Witness welcomes the fact that the Commission is taking...recommendations from...[Southern Africa Resource Watch regarding the human rights, social & environmental aspects of the contracts] into consideration, but regrets that these points are not formulated in...detail in the Commission’s official terms of reference. At the time of writing, the extent to which these aspects are being evaluated in detail by the Commission is not clear... Observations on the process to date indicate that the review is already tainted by a lack of transparency and clarity and that there are inadequate safeguards to protect the independence of the Commission and its work. [refers to Gécamines, Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild (CBdeR) (LCF Rothschild)]