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Koto Panjang Dam |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction Dispossession/confiscation |
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| Date | 01 November 2002 | ||||||||
| Region | A [ Asia ] | ||||||||
| Country | Indonesia | ||||||||
| Location | Karen, Eastern Pegu, Southern Shan, Karenni, Mon, Tenasserim | ||||||||
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Stop eviction. Authorities provide reparation for those dispossessed, injured and killed. |
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| Details |
Evictions_in_Cambodia.html |
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| Brief narrative |
Source: IRN http://www.irn.org/programs/seasia/pdf/030309.irnjbic.pdfIn September 2002, an unprecedented lawsuit was filed by communities affected by the Koto Panjang Dam in Indonesia. The project, which was supported by the Japanese government and built by Japanese construction companies, forcibly evicted around 20,000 people from their homes and land and destroyed important habitat for endangered species such as elephants, tigers, bears and monkeys. The 3861 plaintiffs are demandingthat the Japanese government and the Japanese company which designed the dam take measures to restore the rivers destroyed by the project, and pay compensation of 5 million yen (about $42,000) per person. | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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