Human Rights violations in the context of large-scale mining operations Submission by FIAN International 1. This information is submitted by FIAN International, in cooperation with FIAN Ghana and the Wassa Association of Communities affected by Mining (WACAM) in January 2008. The FoodFirst Information & Action Network (FIAN) is an international human rights organisation for the human right …
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2008-02-01· Daniel Owusu-Korenteng, Ex. Director of WACAM, discusses the issues affecting Prestea, in Western Ghana, because of the surface mining activties of Golden St...
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2016-11-09· The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM),a human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalise the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in Ghana.
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AngloGold Ashanti has established a Joint Investigative Group (JIG) with WACAM (the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining), in order to address both 'legacy' issues and issues currently affecting communities at the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine in Ghana. After a 16-month process of meetings and interactions, the two parties held an inaugural meeting in 2007. The JIG is ...
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The Wassa Association of Community Affected by Mining (WACAM) on Wednesday asked the Executive to come out with a new development paradigm that would be more human- centred instead of policies that focus on resource development.
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List of Advocacy Groups Working to Promote Human Rights in Communities Affected by Mining Operations In addition to global human rights organisations such as Oxfam and World Vision, the following organisations and networks take a special interest in the impact of mining activities on human rights: MULTINATIONAL Mines and Communities
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By Amadu Kamil Sanah, GNA Accra, Dec. 1, GNA - Madam Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, the Associate Executive Director of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining …
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Accra, May 12, GNA - Mrs Hannah Owusu-Koranteng, Associate Executive Director, Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), has observed that politicians and economists have no ...
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But, communities are feeling the toll. In the Wassa area, mining displaced 30,000 people between 1990 and 1998. At the same time, mining has caused social turmoil in affected communities by taking away large tracts of land from farmers, often using force and without adequate compensation.
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2008-11-11· The appeal for support at the Christmas Party yielded GH¢6 (Six Ghana cedis) then ¢60,000 and that became the seed money for the building of the organisation that developed into Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining now known as WACAM. Today, WACAM is not only visible but also vibrant in all the mining communities in Ghana ...
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A citation attached to the award said: ?Brother J.A. Osei played a key role in the initial mobilisation of communities affected by the operations of multinational mining companies in the early ...
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2016-11-28· Stop Mining In Forest Reserves November 28, 2016 Uncategorized 0 The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), an environmental advocacy organisation, has asked the Government to suspend all mining activities in forest reserves and withdraw the leases of mining companies who conduct their activities in the reserves.
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Acronym Definition; WACAM: Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (Ghana): WACAM: Word Availability, Complexity and Morphisms (workshop)
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Mining Laws and Standards Sensitization Toolkit Strengthening Capacity of Citizens and Local Authorities on Basic Mining Laws: A Case Study of the Wassa East and Prestea Huni Valley Districts of Ghana Theme: Global Affairs Canada Canada Affaires mondiales WAGES (West Africa Governance and Economic wusc EUMC Sustainability in Extractive Areas) Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS …
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Ecumenical Association for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development -(ECASARD), Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis, WoMin, Group for Livelihood and Environment (GLE).
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Looking For The Chief Of The Mining Village Of Wassa. In Ghana, a mining activist fights the gold goliaths Toronto Star. Apr 7, 2012 Mining companies take the gold and leave behind mountains of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM). OwusuKoranteng says he was in line to be village chief but felt his . Get price
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The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM),a human rights and environmental mining advocacy Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has urged government to internalise the provisions of the ECOWAS directives on mining in Ghana.
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How is Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (Ghana) abbreviated? WACAM stands for Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (Ghana). WACAM is defined as Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (Ghana) frequently.
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provide sustainable alternative livelihoods in the catchment communities that are affected by the GSR's concession and the loss of revenue from "Galamsey" 1, or informal mining operations in the
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WACAM Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining ... Some of the communities affected by the mining activities include Ayanfuri, Gyaman, Sansu, Fobinso, Abnabna, Dadieso, Ntwintina and Nkonya. The project is wholly owned by AngloGold Ashanti and is financed through loans from banking institutions. As of December 31 2005, AngloGold Ashanti had loans totalling US $1,894 …
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