Foreign mining firm guilty of rights violations

In the nation-wide consultations conducted by AidWatch Philippines among Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), one of the most glaring issues tackled was the widespread development aggression experienced by communities all over the country.

Among the impacts of development aggression accordingly are: environmental plunder, health diseases, displacement of communities and violation of ancestral domains of Indigenous peoples.

Moreover, among the major contributors of development aggression, are mining operations by foreign corporations all over the country such as the Australian OceanaGold which is recently in the news for being guilty of many violations such as violation of the right to property, right to security of person and right to freedom.

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