Sierra Leone Court of Appeal continues hearing on Kono Community’s human rights claims
Lawyers for the Marginalized Affected Property Owners (MAPO), a community association seeking justice for harmful mining practices in Kono, Sierra Leone, concluded their marathon of argument before the Court of Appeal in Freetown last Thursday, May 30, 2024. The Court...
The human cost of progress: Kaback fishermen caught in the wake of Simandou’s iron ore project
Several concerns are being raised by some communities in the West African country of Guinea over various adverse effects of construction activities meant to pave the way for the kick-off of the Simandou iron ore mining project in Guinea, estimated at over two billion...
Koidu Appeals Court hearing begins at last
After several adjournments, on Tuesday May 21, 2024, the Sierra Leone Court of Appeal began hearing human rights claims that will determine whether community members can legally take on Koidu Limited, a multinational diamond mining company, for causing harm to their...
CiCoNet calls for allocation of 20% of Minerals Dev’t Fund proceeds to mining communities
The Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet), an interface group of concerned citizens who help protect their communities’ development vision, is calling for the allocation of 20% of proceeds into the Minerals Development Fund to be disbursed to mining communities. This...
Nkoranza South CBFs undergo training on microgrant pathway proposal development
It is yet another interesting and educating session for our Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) from ten communities in Nkoranza South as they gather to go through the Microgrant Pathway Proposal Development sub phase, a key component of the Facilitated Collective...
CiCoNet sharpens its advocacy skills on Ghana’s mining laws
A three-day training for national executives of the Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet) is underway in Asiakwa in the Abuakwa South Municipality to keep CiCoNet members abreast of Ghana’s Minerals and Mining Act (Act 703 as amended). The training, referred to as...
Sierra Leone Court of Appeal again adjourns hearing on Kono Community’s human rights claims
Kono community members in Sierra Leone and their civil society partners were alarmed by the result of an Appeals Court hearing on Thursday May 9, 2024, which produced yet another delay in their case against diamond-mining company Koidu Limited. The community members...
PILIWA and PILEX Centre support three Nigerian communities threatened by pollution
Two human rights groups, the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) and PILEX Centre For Civic Education Initiative-The Peoples Advocates, are embarking on health, social and environmental impact assessment of unchecked pollution in three...
PILIWA, Caleb College of Law partner to groom students in public interest lawyering
The College of Law, Caleb University, Lagos, is collaborating with the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) to groom its students in the act of public interest lawyering. As part of the grooming process PILIWA will facilitate the process to...
Third Chiefs Council meeting ends at Asiakwa
A Chiefs Council Meeting has been held in ACA partner-communities in the Eastern region of Ghana to deliberate on planning, implementation and post-implementation stages of FCAP. This is the third time the council has met since the inception of FCAP implementation in...