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Article

19 Jan 2016

Auteur:
The Church of Sweden, Diakonia and Solidarity Sweden-Latin America

Summary

…Swedwatch’s 2014 report ‘Derechos Ahogados, Responsabilidades Diluidas’ (Drowned Rights, Floating Responsibilities) is now available in Spanish. The report reveals a number of serious human rights risks associated with the construction of the Hidroituango hydroelectric power plant in Colombia. Swedish companies Atlas Copco and Scania are involved in supplying equipment and staff to the project. The advance assessments by the Swedish companies of the human rights risks associated with the Hidroituango project were very limited. The Spanish version of the Swedwatch report is being published with an update showing that the Swedish companies have taken significant steps to increase their awareness of the risks in Colombia and to develop new tools for evaluating customers. However, the Hidroituango project continues to present major challenges…

Chronologie