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ESCR / Urgent Interventions / Bangladesh / 2008 / July

Bangladesh: Bangladesh: OMCT acts to prevent further violence in connection with a coal mine in Phulbari, Bangladesh

Geneva, 3 July 2008: The project for an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari – promoted by British company GCM Resources - has provoked widespread concern over its potential socio-economic, environmental and human rights impact. Protests against this project have already resulted in loss of life and injury. OMCT has contacted all parties involved, including the Government of Bangladesh, private financial institutions and the Asian Development Bank, to express its deep concern at the risk of further violence associated with the project. OMCT has insisted that a decision on the future of the Phulbari mine should only be taken once a thorough, transparent and independent investigation into its human and environmental impact has been carried out, with the full and informed participation of all local communities.


For more information, please see the Phulbari Action file followup and impact in pdf

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Date: July 3, 2008
Activity: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Type: Urgent Interventions
Country: Bangladesh
Subjects: Development actors, Development projects, Economic policies, Indigenous peoples, Land and Housing, Non-state actors, Police, Military and Paramilitary, Right to adequate standard of living, Torture and violence

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