Washington hearing on overseas mining sector

On October 28 representatives of the CNCA called on Canada to fulfill its international obligations by creating effective government and corporate accountability mechanisms in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Access the CNCA press release above.

Access the CNCA submission to the Inter-American Commission here:
http://www.halifaxinitiative.org/sites/halifaxinitiative.org/files/Canad...

The overseas operations of Canadian companies can generate significant harm to communities and environments. The victims of corporate abuse often lack access to impartial domestic courts and face tremendous hurdles accessing the Canadian judiciary. By working to improve foreign claimants’ access to Canadian courts, we seek to deter abusive corporate practice and to ensure that aggrieved parties are afforded remedy.

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On October 28 representatives of the CNCA called on Canada to fulfill its international obligations by creating effective government and corporate accountability mechanisms in a hearing before the

Post date: Oct 28, 2014

Last update: Oct 30, 2014