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World Bank Dam Evaluation "Seriously Deficient"

NGOs Demand Independent Review and Moratorium on World Bank Support of Large Dams Forty-nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 21 countries...
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Earthquakes Triggered by Africa's Katse Dam Force Families to Abandon Damaged Village

Earthquakes caused by the filling of a huge reservoir in the southern African country of Lesotho have terrified local people...
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Epupa Hydropower Scheme – Public Hearing

The following is a recent statement by the Himba community regarding their opposition to the Epupa Hydro Electric Scheme. Statement...
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Striking Lesotho Dam Workers Killed by Police - NGOs Urge World Bank to Take Action

Five workers were shot dead and some 30 injured when police evicted striking workers from a Lesotho Highlands Water Project...
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NGOs Demand World Bank Investigation Into Massacres

Report Reveals 376 Murdered After Resisting Eviction International Rivers and Witness for Peace International Rivers and human rights group Witness...
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Manibeli Declaration

Calling for a Moratorium on World Bank Funding of Large Dams WHEREAS: The World Bank is the greatest single source...