Wacam Trains Women, Youth as Paralegals to Demand Rights, Accountability from Mining Firms
In a bid to protect vulnerable mining communities from environmental destruction and rights violations, a team of women and youth leaders across the mining regions in Ghana have been ...
Wacam, Faith-Based Leaders unite to protect children in Mining Communities
The devastating impact of mining on children, families and entire communities took center stage at a forum attended by Wacam and Faith-Based Organisations in the Sunyani Municipality recently.
It ...
BRACE Trains Paralegals to Fight Injustice In Mining Communities
A four-day paralegal workshop aimed at equipping community members to fight injustice and address abuses in mining-affected areas has concluded in Fumesua, Ashanti Region.
The workshop, which ran ...
Compulsory Land Acquisition Meets Community Resistance—Lawyer Afari
The Technical Director of Wacam, Lawyer Kwaku Afari, has attributed state compulsory land acquisitions for mining and oil/gas projects to growing community empowerment.
He credited civil society advocacy for ...
Stakeholders Lament Weak Mining Laws; Call for Immediate Review
Participants at a responsible mining forum in Nkoranza, Bono East Region, have expressed huge disappointment in Ghana’s mining laws, calling for an immediate review.
Despite amendments to the Minerals and ...
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
Stakeholders Slam Government's 'Mining Over People' Policy
A multi-stakeholder forum in Accra on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, which brought together representatives from civil society organizations, regulatory institutions, community members, and ...
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Galamsey Now Explosive Threat To Ghana’s Security! —GCAG Warns
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has warned that illegal mining was becoming an "explosive threat" to national security and cohesion.
The warning comes after a violent clash between illegal ...
Newmont Ahafo Mine Killings CSOs Call On IGP, Government To Act!
A coalition of civil society organisations and human rights defenders has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the conduct of police personnel deployed to protect Newmont's ...
Wacam, with support from Oxfam in Ghana, invites expressions of interest from consultants to investigate and produce a video documentary exposing threats to human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society ...