Tag: Land Rights
B.C. Ought to Consider Petronas’ Human Rights Record Before Bowing to Malaysian Company’s LNG Demands
It should come as no surprise that Petronas expects B.C. to cave in to its demands to expedite the process of approving its Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal and natural gas pipeline, lowering taxes and weakening environmental regulations in the process.
Thu, 2014-10-23 12:00 Peter Wood
It should come as no surprise...
Human rights groups denounce bid to expel indigenous from Baram Dam site
Malaysian and international human rights organisations have come together to publicly condemn the actions taken by authorities and logging company representatives to intimidate indigenous peoples in Sarawak at the proposed site of the Baram Dam.
Published on: Saturday, October 25, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian and international human rights organisations have come...
Orang Asli in Camerons fear loss of land, says paper
Development is threatening to encroach into the ancestral land of four Orang Asli kampungs in Cameron Highlands, reports The Sunday Star.
Published: 26 October 2014
The first time the villagers of Kampung Pawong, Kampung Chiduk, Kampung Palas and Kampung Sungai Penuh found out about the impending project was in mid-August with...
Dawei residents’ losses are a problem for Myanmar, not Thailand
The Thai Human Rights Commission claims the Italian-Thai Development Company and the Thai authorities have washed their hands over any loss suffered by local Dawei people caused by the Dawei Special Economic Zone project claiming responsibility now lies with the Myanmar government, according to an NGO spokesperson.
27 October 2014...
Sarawak villagers’ dam blockade removed again, as heavy machinery move in
The year-long blockade by native villagers who are against the proposed Baram hydroelectric dam in Sarawak ended today with forestry officers, backed by armed policemen, removing the barricades in place.
BY DESMOND DAVIDSON | Published: 28 October 2014
The year-long blockade by native villagers who are against the proposed Baram hydroelectric...
Thai Court Dismisses Case Against British Activist
A Thai court on Wednesday dismissed the first of four criminal and civil defamation cases filed against a British human rights activist by a Thai fruit processing company accused of mistreating migrant workers.
BANGKOK — Oct 29, 2014, 12:17 AM ET | By THANYARAT DOKSONE
A Thai court on Wednesday dismissed...
Mekong NGOs file complaint against Mega First to Malaysia’s human rights body
Environmental groups are taking on Asian firms, filing complaints from the Malaysia's human rights body to Thailand's courts as they seek action on the lack of transparency on hydropower projects along the Mekong River.
By Medilyn Manibo Friday 7 November 2014
A coalition of environmental non-profit organisations from Cambodia, Thailand and...
Human Rights Groups Demand Police Stop Intimidating Rightful Landowners of Baram
Malaysian and international human rights organizations are uniting to publicly denounce the actions taken by police to intimidate indigenous peoples in Sarawak at the proposed site of the Baram Dam.
KUALA, LUMPUR, Malaysia, November 5, 2014 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Malaysian and international human rights organizations are uniting to publicly denounce the actions...
Land rights activists arrested in Cambodian capital
Seven women detained in protest over flooding allegedly caused by real estate development.
Update: 13:43, 10 November 2014 Monday
World Bulletin/News Desk
Seven land rights protesters were arrested in Phnom Penh Monday as they demonstrated over flooding they say has been caused by an abandoned real estate project, local media reported.
The women...
Mitr Phol disputants to testify
Representatives of Oddar Meanchey villagers who allegedly lost their homes in a 2008 land grab by Thai-owned sugar giant Mitr Phol are hopeful a settlement may soon be reached after they testify before Thai human rights officials today.
Tue, 11 November 2014
Sean Teehan
Representatives of Oddar Meanchey villagers who allegedly lost...
