A leading opponent of a Chinese-financed dam in Sudan [Ali Askouri] accused Beijing on Friday of fueling widespread human rights abuses, as Khartoum moved to relocate 70,000 villagers to make way for the project..."We are witnessing continued human rights violations, from detentions to unlawful arrests, abuse and persecution ..." One of the main complaints of dam opponents is that villagers are being relocated to desert areas and not being allowed to rebuild their homes near water, he said...Askouri fingered [China Export-Import Bank, Alstom and Lahmeyer International] as complicit in the ongoing abuse...China has denied that it ignores the plight of locals in undertaking major projects in Africa...