Cost of development: Evicted villagers pay a high price for India’s hydropower push
ATHAR PARVAIZ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the human cost of India’s hydro-electric plants…
Fears of evictions as Bangladesh gives rivers legal rights
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation A ruling by Bangladesh’s top court granting rivers the same legal rights as people could hurt the poor fishing and farming communities that depend on them, human rights activists said. The Supreme Court declared this week that all Bangladesh’s rivers had the legal status of living entities, a move aimed at […]