Activists want rights abuses included in Tanzania, Acacia Mining talks

A miner inside the Acacia Bulyanhulu gold mine in northern Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE

Human rights groups have urged Tanzania’s President John Magufuli to address abuses at Acacia’s North Mara Gold Mine as part of the framework agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation, announced last week.

In an open letter sent to President Magufuli, the seven rights groups urged him to place the matter at “the top of the agenda.”