Petra agrees to a $6 million Settlement in the Human Rights Violation Claim diamondworld.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diamondworld.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Petra s $6m Human Rights Settlement May 13, 21 by
Petra Diamonds announced yesterday that it had agreed a $6m settlement over alleged human rights breaches at its Williamson mine, in Tanzania.
The UK-listed miner made no admission of liability, but its own investigation concluded that the security teams it employed to protect the sprawling of 30km2 kimberlite resource from illegal miners had been responsible for some deaths a
nd many injuries.
A sub-committee of independent Petra non-executive directors carried out its own investigation a
nd found that there were 12 confirmed deaths of illegal diggers, with the likely deaths of four others. The available evidence is that of the 12, some were killed by Zenith Security personnel (the third party organization tasked with securing the mine) and at least one by the Tanzanian Police Force, all during violent confrontations .
Petra Diamonds Ltd - Settlement of human rights claims at Williamson
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Settlement of human rights claims at Williamson Diamond Mine, Tanzania
Petra Diamonds Limited today confirms that a settlement has been reached, on a no admission of liability basis, in relation to claims brought in London ( the Claims ) by Leigh Day, a UK based law firm, on behalf of 71 anonymous claimants, in relation to alleged breaches of human rights, associated with third-party security operations, at the Williamson Mine ( the Mine ) in Tanzania. The Mine is operated by Williamson Diamonds Limited ( WDL ), which is 25% owned by the Government of Tanzania and 75% owned by Petra.
Petra recovers 39 34 carat Type IIb blue diamond diamondworld.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diamondworld.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.