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Article

12 Jul 2005

Author:
Clive Parker, Irrawaddy [Thailand]

Proposed Pipeline Causes Concern [Burma]

International rights group Amnesty International and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions have warned that the recently proposed Burma-India gas pipeline could result in serious human rights violations...“We are very concerned about [forced labour] and we would ask that any company that is considering constructing this pipeline takes this into consideration very seriously,” [Amnesty International] said. [refers to Total, Unocal]