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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Ghana: Human Rights Legal Group Says Gold Mining In Ghana Rife With Abuse, Land Grabs, Pollution

Local landowners told investigators that attempts to protest the effects of gold mining have been met with violence by private and government security forces. Anthony Baidoo, a farmer in Teberebie, was shot after a confrontation at a roadblock with military and company officers working for AngloGold Ashanti, a South African mining firm.
http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/?p=4557

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