…leader of one militant group, has declared that “re-opening Panguna is non-negotiable until…[Bougainville] independence is gained”. But another landowner, Martin Miriori, believes the majority of Bougainvilleans would “support it opening…
Papua New Guinea’s copper-rich island of Bougainville plans to introduce legislation that will see traditional landowners share mineral rights with their government. President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government John Momis…
Last month, two Bougainville civil society leaders (Sam Kaona and Simon Ekeda) warned against increased Australian meddling in the island’s internal affairs, principally referring to Rio Tinto. The UK-listed company’s…
Bougainville: Rio Tinto faces war crimes allegations in bid to reopen mine British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is seriously contemplating reopening its Bougainville copper and gold mine, Reuters reported on…
…case study examining human rights violations and community resistance to a mining project in northern Peru. See http://www.statecrime.org/testimonyproject/peru. Conflict in Bougainville Kristian Lasslett writes on the Bougainville conflict at http://www.statecrime.org/testimonyproject/bougainville….
