…Danger: Rights for sale. The Interoceanic Grand Canal project in Nicaragua and the erosion of human rights reveals how the obscure legal framework that led to the concession of the project, without genuine consultation with all affected communities, violates a catalogue of national and international standards on human rights and might lead to the forced eviction of hundreds of families. It also accuses authorities of harassing and persecuting anyone who dares to voice an opinion against the deal…The Great Interoceanic Canal could potentially be one of the largest engineering projects on earth. The project was awarded to HK-Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co. Limited, based in Hong Kong…Local civil society organizations put the number of affected people at nearly 120,000. Nicaragua has a population of almost six million…