The logging of human rights in PNG

Multinational logging companies operating in Papua New Guinea are involved in widespread human rights abuses, political corruption and the brutal suppression of workers, women and opponents, according to a new report.

'Bulldozing progress: Human rights abuses and corruption in PNG's large scale logging industry' is a report by the Centre for Environmental Law & Community Rights (CELCOR) and the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).

The Corporate Watch report on HRL Ltd, in conjunction with Friends of the  Earth, 'Burning Coal at Three 
Minutes to Midnight' is now available.  The report sheds light on the government grants and 
business interests behind the proposed HRL coal fire power plant in the Latrobe Valley of  Victoria.

With $150 million of state and federal government grants, this new  coal fire power station has 

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