The Barrick Gold Corporation, a Canadian-based gold mining company, agreed to pay compensation to a group of local Enga women and girls, some as young as 14, after they spoke out about rape and assault by police and security staff at the company’s mines in Papua New Guinea. EarthRights International defending the women in United States court and secured reparations, while supporting women to make their stories public. Photo credits: Borja Sanchez-Trillo/ Getty Images
