African organisations demand human rights accountability in extractive sector
Published by MAC on 2007-05-11
African organisations demand human rights accountability in extractive sector
11th May 2007
Third World Network-Africa (a MAC editorial member) organised a training workshop on Extractive Industry and Human Rights in Africa from May 10 to 11th, 2007, in Ghana.
It came ahead of the 41st Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, and was intended to generate information about the impacts of extractive sector activity on human rights, and generate instruments and principles that could be used for extractive sector advocacy, including the promotion of community rights, livelihood and environmental sustainability.
The following important statement came out of the workshop.