Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for reaching peace with Eritrea. Yet, Indigenous groups in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley have been abused by security forces, a fact that the prime minister must address, says the Oakland Institute.
Whilst the battle is over and the Belo Monte dam nears completion, the fight continues for the defence of the Amazon against hydroelectricity and mining.
The village of Tonsai in Thailand was moved to make space for a hotel that never materialised. A wall, now covered in art, separates it from the beach. This is the story of what happened.
Indigenous people will be displaced, endangered species threatened, the largest freshwater source in Central America contaminated and rainforests uprooted by the Grand Canal of Nicaragua.
As environmental degradation causes the Ciliwung River to flood more, Jakarta’s government plans to relocate riverbank communities against their will.
Infrastructural development confers an aura of modernity to developing countries. Often, it conceals stories of rights abuse, such as forced eviction.
