Effects of multinational mining operations in Mindanao, Philippines
Case study performed in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment Project. This study will also assess the human rights impact of mining operations in a conflict zone, in this case the operations of Canadian mining company TVI-Pacific around Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Already the subject of two Parliamentary hearings in Canada, TVI-Pacific's operations in Mindanao will be assessed for their impact on indigenous rights, among other human rights concerns.
Project partners: Siocon Subanon Association Apu' Manglang Pusaka, Save Siocon Paradise Movement (SSPM), Pigsalabukan Bansa Subanon, The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Inc.- Kasama sa Kalikasan (LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth-Philippines), The DIOPIM Committee on Mining Issues (DCMI), Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links, MiningWatch Canada (MWC), and Tebtebba.
Implementer
Rights & Democracy
Implementer website
Geographic Coverage
Philippines
Related publications
Rights & Democracy Rights & Democracy Initiative on Human Rights Impact Assessment: Background note. Rights & Democracy view details >>
Bronson, Diana Progress Report on our Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) Project. Rights and Democracy view details >>
Useful websites
Rights and Democracy HRIA Project
Used instruments
Human Rights Impact Assessment for Investment Projects. view details >>