UN Raises Human Rights Concerns Over Proposed Mine in PNG

Papua New Guinea has a troubling history of foreign mining companies destroying the ecosystem locals depend on. 

Ten United Nations special rapporteurs and the chair of the UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations have expressed concerns to the Papua New Guinea , Australian and Chinese governments over a proposed mine being developed by the Frieda River Limited company on the river Sepik in PNG.
This should be cause for grave concern for the Australian government and all Australians."
At 1126 kilometers long, the Sepik, often referred to as the Amazon of PNG, is considered one of the world’s last untouched river systems and one of the largest wild river systems in the Asia-Pacific. What we are sitting on is one of the ten largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world."
The Frieda River company’s own environmental impact statement acknowledged that a failure of the project will result in a loss of life.

This article was written by  Joshua Mcdonald

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