Building People Power in Greater Mekong

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 June 2019 10:12; Written by editor

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For the millions of people who live by the Mekong River, the region’s lightning-fast development hasn’t been without its costs. All too often, in fact, the rights and interests of the area’s residents have been ignored by governments and corporations more interested in hydropower dams—and their outsized profits. That’s why the work being done by the Mekong Legal Network, a unique grouping of lawyers who use legal advocacy to defend the rights of Southeast Asia’s marginalized communities, is so essential. By joining together, the Network’s lawyers hope to use the rule of law to firmly establish that equitable development is an obligation, not an option, for the Greater Mekong’s future.

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