Nepal: Joint submission to UN SR on the Right to Development issued to draw attention to continued concerns of indigenous communities impacted by Tanahu Hydropower Project
"Joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur calling attention to the continued concerns of Indigenous Magar and other local communities affected by Tanahu Hydropower Project in western Nepal", 11 July 2023
Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ), Indigenous Women Legal Awareness Group (INWOLAG), International Accountability Project (IAP) and NGO Forum on ADB made a joint submission to the newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development...to draw his attention to the continued concerns of Indigenous Magars and other local communities affected by the Tanahu Hydropower Project in western Nepal and calling for his action to safeguard the rights of the affected communities.
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In 2020, affected Indigenous Magar and other local communities submitted various complaints to the independent accountability mechanims of the ADB and the EIB calling for respect of their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)...