Ghana: Gold mining company, financed by the World Bank, cuts off more than 700 people from their farms in Teberebie

Community members at Teberebie find it difficult to access their farms as a result of the location of numerous waste rock dumps in the area by the mining giant AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem Limited. They have for many generations used these lands for farming and as their only source of income.  

This massive blockade to fertile land and the failure to provide replacement land or adequate compensation violates the community’s right to food. In addition, the failure of the state authorities to mitigate the loss of access to surface water sources and break down of boreholes constitutes a violation of the right to water. Thus, it is very important to ensure that the Ghana Government meets the request of the affected community for access to new farmlands to ensure their right to food and secure livelihoods. Please send letters to the President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr. John Kufuor and the Minister of Mines, Dominic Fobih. You are also invited to inform your country’s Executive Director on the Board of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) about the human rights violations in the context of this World Bank financed mining project.