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| Members of a people’s network representing riverside communities in eight provinces along the Mekong rally in front of the Lao embassy in Bangkok to protest the construction of Xayaburi dam. TAWATCHAI KEMGUMNERD |
19/04/2011
Apinya Wipatayotin
Bangkok Post
The company behind the pending construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam could face an investigation into whether the work will breach human rights.
Sripapha Phetmeesri of the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) said yesterday she would ask the commission to examine the practices of Ch Karnchang Plc, which is set to build the dam in conjunction with the Lao government.
The US$3.5 billion (105 billion baht) project, if approved by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), will see the dam built in Xayaburi, Sainyabuli province, Laos, but will likely also affect eight northeastern Thai provinces along the Mekong River.
The Chiang Khong Conservation Network, a group of villagers from these eight provinces, submitted a petition to Ms Sripapha in Bangkok yesterday to oppose the dam construction.
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