Building Resilient and Active Communities
Empowering communities to safeguard their environmental and land rights in Ghana's mining regions. The BRACE project provides legal support and resources to communities affected by extractive industries, fostering resilience and promoting sustainable practices.
Human Rights Tracker
What is happening in Ghana's mining communities?
Search documented cases by region and incident type, or report a violation your community has experienced.
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Welcome to the BRACE Project
The BRACE project — Building Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes in Ghana — funded by the European Union is building the capacities of communities and civil society to confront human rights violations in the extractives sector and seek redress through advocacy, media reporting, and engagement with duty bearers.
- Empower communities to claim their environmental and land rights.
- Provide access to legal support for communities affected by mining.
- Track and report violations committed by mining companies.
- Advocate for policy changes and better regulation of the extractives sector.
Key Features
Need Legal Support?
Are you or your community affected by mining-related human rights or environmental violations? Find out how BRACE can connect you with legal support.
Understanding Your Rights
Learn about the key environmental and land rights that protect communities affected by mining activities. Understand the laws, regulations, and policies that safeguard your right to a clean, healthy environment and sustainable resources.
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Track and Report Violations
Discover how the Human Rights Tracker works. Learn how to report mining violations, including land, environment, and human rights abuses, and see how your contributions help hold companies accountable.
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Connect with Legal Experts
Use the platform to ask questions and connect with legal practitioners who specialize in environmental and land rights. Access the database for pro bono support and gain the legal insights needed to protect your community's rights.
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Working together
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Latest Updates
Stay updated with recent developments, community stories, and the latest in human rights and mining impacts in Ghana.
Mining's Impact: A Community's Fight for Justice and the Future
A community's 40-year fight for survival against illegal mining intruders on ancestral land in Ghana.
BRACE Project Trains Paralegals Against Mining Injustices
28 community paralegals completed a three-day training in Kumasi covering mining law and access-to-justice mechanisms.
BRACE Strengthens Legal Support for Mining-Affected Communities
The Legal Access Fund is expanding legal assistance programs to improve access to justice for communities impacted by mining operations.
From Awareness to Action: BRACE Empowers Communities and Expands Access to Justice
BRACE has engaged 539 participants across 73 communities and introduced a Legal Support Provision removing financial barriers to justice for mining-affected residents.
Community Stories
Rights Violations and Community Stories
Individuals or communities overcoming challenges, seeking justice, or making an impact.
Environmental Contamination from Mining Operations
In 2023, residents of a mining community in the Ashanti Region reported severe water contamination caused by illegal mining activities (galamsey). Local water sources became unsafe for drinking and agricultural use, affecting hundreds of households.
Read More →Notice of Civil Action Against the Government of Ghana
Recent developments resulting from the active actions of the Government of Ghana, which has led to unprecedented risk to convert Ghana's protected forest reserves for mining purposes, prompting civil society legal action.
Read More →The fight against irresponsible and illegal mining
In a progressive turn of events in the fight against illegal mining in Ghana, six of the twelve presidential task force recommendations on curbing galamsey have been implemented, with community advocates continuing to push for full enforcement.
Read More →Our Impact
BRACE by the Numbers
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Communities reached
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Community paralegals trained
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People trained
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Legal cases supported
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Community organisations strengthened
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Legal practitioners engaged