Brazil Breaks Relations With Human Rights Commission Over Belo Monte Dam

DIRITTI UMANI

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered an immediate cessation of relations with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after the regional body asked the government to suspend construction of Brazil’s $17 billion Belo Monte dam in April.

The Belo Monte Dam, scheduled for completion in 2015, has been a source of considerable controversy in recent months as indigenous communities, environmentalist groups, and celebrities like Sting and director James Cameron have opposed the project. The dam could flood an estimated 195 square miles of the Amazonian rainforest along the Xingú River and displace some 50,000 people. In February, a federal judge blocked construction for failing to meet specific environmental conditions. (...)

The article:
http://latindispatch.com/2011/05/03/brazil-breaks-relations-with-human-rights-commission-over-belo-monte-dam/

Sull'argomento:

http://www.survival.it/notizie/7308

http://lepersoneeladignita.corriere.it/2011/06/05/brasile-la-battaglia-persa-contro-la-diga-di-belo-monte/#more-93

Passato...presente:
http://www.fabiomanzione.it/vecchio/index.php?searchword=Belo+Monte+Dam&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&option=com_search

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