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The impact of Covid-19 on Gold and Diamond artisanal mines in Western Central African Republic
- Alexandre Jaillon | 24 juli 2020
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, IPIS closely monitors the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on 3T, Gold and Diamond mines and national supply chains in Tanzania, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the DR Congo. Through structured quantitative and qualitative data collection, IPIS measures the impact on a large amount of mining sites. IPIS is working through its long-established netw
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Voix du Congo : Analysis of incidents in the artisanal mining supply chain in Shabunda territory, South Kivu
- ACADHOSHA, Blaise BUBALA | 23 juli 2020
See our series : VOIX DU CONGO In the “Voix du Congo” series, “Action des Chrétiens Activistes des Droits de l’Homme à Shabunda” (ACADHOSHA) presents a study of incidents in the artisanal mining supply chain in Shabunda territory (South Kivu). ACADHOSHA is a non-profit association, under Congolese law, that campaigns for the promotion of human rights, justice and the sustainable manage
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The impact of COVID-19 on African communities affected by diamond mining
- Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition | 1 juli 2020
The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC), of which IPIS is a member, has published a new report on the impact of COVID-19 on African communities affected by diamond mining. The diamond sector has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The devastation is felt across the supply chain, not the least in various African countries that depend on this precious mineral in their socio-econ
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Voices from Tanzania – Land rights and environment: Case studies on Business & Human Rights
The second volume of “Voices from Tanzania” presents four cases studies that focus on “land rights and environment”. Download this publication in pdf Pakua muhtasari kwa kiswahili The studies are conducted by Tanzanian civil society organisations Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT) , HakiArdhi (the Land Rights Research and Resources Institute), Tanzania Women Empowerment in Action (TAWEA) a
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Dashboard of incidents in eastern DRC – Kufatilia
- Thomas Muller | 10 juni 2020
The Kufatilia platform (“to track” in Swahili) is an SMS based incident reporting and follow-up mechanism that has been launched in 2019 to increase transparency of minerals supply chains in Eastern DRC. Developed by IPIS in partnership with the Centre for Expertise on Mining Governance (CEGEMI) based in Bukavu, and powered by Ulula, Kufatilia is a tool for Congolese civil society organisations to
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Maps of conflict minerals in Eastern DRC (2020)
- Alexandre Jaillon | 9 juni 2020
IPIS created maps of conflict minerals in eastern DRC, more particularly on Haut Uele, Ituri and North and South Kivu. These maps detail the type of minerals, the qualification of the mines, the mining titles and give an overview of armed presence in and around the mines. d Download the North Kivu map in full resolution Download the South Kivu map in full resolution Download the Haut
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Story map of ASM sites in Central African Republic
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Discover a new approach to IPIS’ interactive webmap of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sites in the Central African Republic through this interactive story map. In partnership with national authorities in Central African Republic (CAR) and USAID’s Artisanal Mining and Property Rights project, IPIS mapped and analysed the artisanal mining sector in the western part of the country, and outlin
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Transparency and Formalization of Gold Supply Chains in Eastern DR Congo
- Alexandre Jaillon, Erik Gobbers, Gabriel Kamundala Byemba | 12 mei 2020
Advancing incident reporting and community participation in responsible sourcing From January 2018 till December 2019, IPIS and its partner CEGEMI (Catholic University of Bukavu) carried out a capacity enhancement project in the gold mining sector in Eastern Congo, financed by the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM). The project was composed of two complementary parts: 1) a mining
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How much does a miner earn? Assessment of miner’s revenue; basic needs study in the DRC
- Alexandre Jaillon, Angela Jorns, Guillaume de Brier, Markus Geray | 7 mei 2020
How much does a miner earn in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? Can a miner’s family cover its basic needs? In a new report, IPIS and Levin Sources compare the income of miners and their basic needs expenditures, to provide a better and nuanced understanding of why ASM communities seem to remain extremely poor and identify the factors that impact their income. This report is the first to fin
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Mapping artisanal mining sites in the Western Central African Republic (2019)
- Alexandre Jaillon, Guillaume de Brier | 7 april 2020
This report presents an analysis of the artisanal mining sector in western Central African Republic (CAR) and outlines some of the challenges surrounding gold and diamond mining, trade and export. From April to July 2019, the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), in partnership with national authorities, carried out a mapping of artisanal mining sites in western CAR. A total of 322 sites
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Report on the Second Multi-stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania
- BHRT - CHRAGG - IPIS | 18 maart 2020
This report presents a summary of the outcomes of the Second Multi-stakeholder Conference on Business and Human Rights in Tanzania which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the 18th of March 2020, at Seascape Hotel. The conference was part of the project “Improving, monitoring, research and dialogue on business and human rights in Tanzania”, which aims at building local and natio
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Africa and the ‘grey market’
- Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert | 8 februari 2020
Arms brokering or inter-mediation is a commercial activity within the international arms trade that is difficult to regulate. Arms brokers often operate transnationally, so often escaping or avoiding national trade controls in their home countries and the countries where transactions have taken place. Their transnational operations also create “grey” markets, which sometimes fuel illicit markets.
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IPIS Insights on Due Diligence in Mineral Sourcing – Regulating Responsible Sourcing of 3TG Minerals
- IPIS | 9 januari 2020
Comparative analysis of Section 1502 of the US Dodd-Frank Act and the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, lessons learned and risks for implementation
Wapen- en munitiefabrieken in Afrika
- Peter Danssaert | 25 augustus 2020
De Afrikaanse defensie-industrie blijft relatief onbekend. IPIS en Omega Research Foundation een database samengesteld met de belangrijkste entiteiten in deze industrie: productie- en assemblagefabrieken voor wapens en munitie, bedrijven die verantwoordelijk zijn voor het beheer van zo’n fabrieken en importerende bedrijven. Deze kaart geeft een overzicht van de grootte en de geografische spreidin
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Opinion on the Legality of Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates and other members of the coalition militarily involved in Yemen
- Brian Wood, Daniel Turp, Eric David, Valentina Azarova | 10 december 2019
This opinion addresses the legality under international law of the transfer of conventional arms and related equipment to the parties currently engaged in the conflict in Yemen. The opinion does not assess the legality of the export, import or sale of arms to those parties in the light of the domestic law of each supplying State, nor does it consider in detail the obligations of non-state armed gr
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Ground-Based Incident Reporting in eastern DRC – Progress Report 3
- Alexandre Jaillon, Erik Gobbers, Gabriel Kamundala Byemba | 15 november 2019
In January 2018, the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) granted IPIS funds to implement an independent, transparent and participatory platform for incident reporting and community empowerment in responsible sourcing in the eastern DRC gold sector. This platform will have to contribute in improving transparency around follow-up and resolution of incidents in cooperation with relev
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Piloting a digital stakeholder engagement platform for Tanzania’s mining sector: Incident tracking & mobile surveys
- IPIS | 31 oktober 2019
As part of a project on mining and human rights, IPIS undertook a large-scale mobile data collection exercise on operational, socio-economic and human rights aspects of artisanal and industrial mining in northwest Tanzania. Building on this baseline data gathered in the first phase of this project on the nature, scope and impact of artisanal and small-scale mining and local community perceptions o
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Voix du Congo: Misisi, why so many incidents in the gold supply chain?
- APDE, Julien Mapenzi, Mapenzi Julien (APDE) | 3 oktober 2019
See our series : VOIX DU CONGO In the “Voix du Congo” series, the non-profit organisation “Action pour la paix et le développement” (APDE) presents a study of incidents in the gold supply chain in Misisi, DRC. This study is published in the “Voix du Congo” series, a series of publications by local partners and that aims to bring their work to a wider audience. APDE is an NGO with
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Real Care is Rare: An on-the-ground perspective on blood diamonds and the fifth ‘C’
- Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition | 26 september 2019
A new report, Real Care is Rare. An On-The-Ground Perspective on Blood Diamonds and the Fifth ‘C’, highlights the existence of modern day blood diamonds due to ongoing ties between diamonds and brutal human rights abuse (amongst other ethics issues) in certain diamond mining locales on the African continent and beyond. The report, issued by the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition, points out
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Map Pastoralism Ouham Pendé (2019)
- Alexandre Jaillon | 12 september 2019
Each year the annual migration of transnational transhumance through the prefecture of Ouham-Pende, in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), uproots a deep-seated mistrust between nomadic and sedentary communities. Escalating militancy and environmental pressures in the region has only amplified these issues in recent years.In partnership with Concordis International, IPIS hopes to enhance