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Article

18 May 2015

Author:
Amnesty International

Amnesty International urges public to ask Wanbao to prevent forced evictions

"Urgent Action - Thousands at Risk of Forced Eviction" 4 May 2015

Thousands of people are at risk of being forcibly evicted from their homes and farms to make way for the Letpadaung copper mine in central Myanmar. On 24 March 2015 the President’s office announced that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Letpadaung mine project in Sagaing region, central Myanmar, had been approved. There is therefore a high risk that the mining company Myanmar Wanbao will resume operations to take over land for the project and forcibly evict 196 families who have refused to move and thousands of villagers whose land has not yet been taken over by the company. Myanmar Wanbao is a subsidiary of Chinese company Wanbao Mining. 

Please write immediately in English, Burmese, Chinese or your own language: 

■ Calling on the mining company Myanmar Wanbao to halt any plans to take over the remaining land for the Letpadaung mine and carry out a genuine consultation with all affected persons on the evictions, resettlement conditions and compensation; 

■ Urging the company to ensure that conditions in resettlement villages comply with international standards on adequacy of housing and that people who have been forcibly evicted from their homes and farm lands receive adequate reparation; 

■ Urging the company to comply with its commitment that it will only use the police to protect its operations when the police guarantee that they will comply with international standards and guidelines on use of force. 

Part of the following timelines

Myanmar: Residents oppose Letpadaung mine; police's repression leaves 1 dead, govt. jails activists

Myanmar: Letpadaung Copper Mine project sparks ongoing protests, land disputes & security concerns

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