Who is Barrick Gold?

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A group of 21 Tanzanian nationals on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Canada alleging the world's second-biggest gold miner, Barrick Gold (ABX.TO), was complicit in extrajudicial killings by police guarding its North Mara mine.

Will Barrick Gold be sued in Canada for alleged violations abroad?

This is the first case filed against Barrick Gold in a Canadian court for alleged violations abroad. It comes after the country’s top court in 2019 ruled that the Canadian company Nevsun Resources Ltd could be sued in Canada for alleged forced labour and other abuses at a mine in Eritrea.

Is Barrick Gold a human rights case?

Wednesday’s claim against Barrick Gold is the seventh human rights case filed by foreign plaintiffs against a mining company in Canada since 2010, according to the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability. “We stand in solidarity with these plaintiffs and will be closely following the case.

Why did Barrick Gold join the Voluntary Principles?

In 2010, Barrick Gold Corporation became the 18th company to join the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights which provides "guidance to extractives companies on maintaining the security of their operations in a manner that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms."