Joint release by: Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development), Corporate Justice Coalition, Fern, Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), Global Witness, London Mining Network, Mighty Earth, Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) and Spotlight on Corruption. London’s gold market and the credibility of its responsible sourcing claims will come under scrutiny in the UK High Court this week, when a landmark human rights case against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) begins on 7 October. The legal case tests whether the industry body at the centre of London’s multi-billion-dollar gold market can be held legally responsible for an allegedly flawed certification system. The case is being brought by the families of two young Tanzanian men who died in separate shooting incidents at the North Mara gold mine in 2019. They say that the men, both aged 23, were killed by security forces guarding the mine while prospecting for gold. In July, a further 30 Tanzanians joined the legal proceedings, alleging further killings, gunshot injuries and torture. Those claims have been stayed pending the outcome of the October trial. The LBMA stands accused of wrongly certifying gold from Tanzania’s North Mara mine as being “clean” and compliant...

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