Accra, Dec. 6, GNA- The Livelihood and Environment Ghana (LEG), a human rights-centred advocacy organisation, has submitted copies of a comprehensive report on human rights abuses in mining communities to four presidential aspirants.
The study, titled “Corporate Human Rights Abuses in Mining Communities in Ghana,” focuses on various human rights violations associated with the operations of multinational mining corporations.
It also highlights the exploitative labour practices, environmental degradation, and the lack of proper compensation for affected communities.
The report was under the Mutual Capacity Strengthening Project organised by the LEG with support from Oxfam Novib.
The copies of the reports were submitted to the National Campaign Secretariats of four presidential aspirants, including the New Patriotic Party, the National Democratic Congress, the Convention Peoples Party, and the New Force.
Mr Richard Adjei-Poku, Executive Director, LEG, told representatives of the aspirants that the study exposed alarming patterns of corporate neglect, which were aggravating the poverty and suffering of people in mining communities.
Mr Adjei-Poku noted, “This study serves as a wake-up call to all political parties that human rights must be at the forefront of the national agenda.”
The submission of the report to aspirants comes at a critical time for Ghana, as the country prepared for the upcoming elections on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
He urged the aspirants to address the negative social and environmental impacts of mining operations in the mining-affected communities.
In response, the representatives of the presidential candidates welcomed the content of the report and
expressed support for addressing the issue of corporate abuse in Ghana’s mining sector.
They also promise to review the study’s findings and integrate its recommendations into future policy frameworks.
They indicated their commitment to fostering a mining sector that not only promoted economic growth but also safeguarded the well-being and rights of all Ghanaians, especially those in affected communities.
LEG is a not-for-profit and non-governmentalorganisationn established in 2004 to promote environmental justice, communityrights,s and sustainable livelihoods formarginalisedd people in society.
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