ABOUT  Voluntary Principles on Security Human Rights

The Voluntary Principles are designed to help extractive companies maintain the safety and security of their operations within an operating site. It is a framework that guarantees respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and, where applicable, international humanitarian rights. Since then, other companies, governments and NGOs have joined the initiative, and many other companies have publicly reported that they are implementing the VPs at their operational sites.

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MEMBERS

Agnico Eagle/Alphamin Bisie Mining SA/Anglo American/AngloGold Ashanti/Barrick Gold Corporation
BHP Billiton/BP/Chevron/ConocoPhillips/Dinant (Engaged)/Eni (Engaged)/Equinor/ExxonMobil
Freeport-McMoRan Inc./Frontera Energy/Galp Energia/Gemfields (Engaged)/Glencore
MMG (Engaged)/Newcrest Mining Limited/Newmont/Norsk Hydro/Oil Search/PanAust/Repsol
Rio Tinto/Shell/Sherritt International/Total/Tullow Oil/Vale/Woodside Energy/Yara (Engaged)

 

NGOs

​CDA Collaborative Learning Projects/COMPPART/The Fund for Peace/Green Advocates (Engaged)/Human Rights Watch/IMPACT/International Alert/LITE-Africa/New Nigeria Foundation/Pact/PAX/Search for Common Ground/UNICEF Canada/West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ghana/ WANEP (Engaged)

 

OBSERVERS

CME – Seguridad y Derechos Humanos
DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
ICMM – International Council on Mining & Metals
ICoCA- International Code of Conduct Association
ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross
IFC – International Finance Corporation
IHRB – Institute for Human Rights and Business
IPIECA
OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development