CHRAJ released report of its investigation on the impact of mining activities
Accra/Heidelberg. On Friday, September 5, 2008 in Accra, Ghana, the national Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) released the much expected report of its investigation on the impact of mining activities on the rights of communities living in concerned areas.
FIAN International, and in particular its section FIAN Ghana, have been documenting and addressing violations of the right to adequate food and water of communities affected by mining for many years. The issue had been brought to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council during the review of Ghana in the context of the Universal Periodic Review in May this year. It is therefore with great satisfaction but also with high expectations that FIAN acknowleges the findings of the CHRAJ. Those come at a point where increasing attention is being drawn onto the impact on human rights of activities carried out under the name of development and often with the support of bilateral and multilateral cooperation and assistance. Indeed, this issue is one of the main points addressed in the FIAN Working Paper on Right to Food and Aid Effectiveness that was elaborated for the 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness which took place on September 2 to 4 in Accra. The report of the CHRAJ is therefore more timely and relevant than ever.
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