Police arrest farmers for protecting farmlands from destruction by Newmont
The Tano North District Police have arrested four (4) farmers in Terchire in the Tano North District in the Ahafo Region.
The arrest of the four farmers—Silas Adjei Mensah, Beatrice ...
CSOs blast Newmont over arrest of farmers in Terchire
Four civil society groups (CSOs) have berated Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) for the arrest of farmers in Terchire, one of the host communities in Ahafo Region, to the mining ...
Wacam calls on media to be advocate for protection of rights of children in mining communities
A media and stakeholder’s forum has been held in Accra with a call on journalists to be advocate for the protection of rights of children in mining communities.
We won’t give Perseus Mining even an inch of our lands! – Breman Concerned Farmers warn
Concerned Farmers Association-Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District has warned that its members will not lease even an inch of their farmlands to Perseus Mining Ghana Limited (PMGL).
According ...
Wacam Plants Trees In Bono East, Eastern Regions On Green Ghana Day
Members of Wacam, a human rights and environmental mining advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO), have planted trees to mark this year’s Green Ghana Day, held recently.
The tree-planting exercise was undertaken ...
Newmont puts Education of School Children in Asutifi North in Danger! — New Study Reveals
A new study of mining-induced impact on education in Newmont’s ‘fenceline communities’ in the Asutifi North District Assembly (ANDA) has revealed that the education of children in such areas is ...
Wacam, in collaboration with The Fund for Global Human Rights (TFGHR), has equipped representatives of mining companies in the Ahafo Region with paralegal knowledge to guide and empower them in ...
Wacam has supported mining communities in Ahafo and Western Regions with training in ensuring transparency and participation in the use of mineral revenues at the district level.
The participants numbering ...