The following photos were exhibited at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in June, at an event highlighting human rights and corporate accountability issues across Asia. The photos focus on the cases of the Dawei Special Economic Zone and the Hatgyi Dam, both cases of Thai investment in Myanmar that have been associated with human rights abuses. The event at the FCCT, co-organized by ERI, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Community Resource Centre Foundation (CRC) and the ETO Watch Coalition, also launched a working paper by FORUM-ASIA, “Business and Human Rights – Learnings from Asia.” Read more about the event on our blog here.
Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone covers 200 square kilometers, affects 43,000 people and could cost up to 58 billion dollars. It extends inland from the Kilometer Zero sign, near the site of the proposed deep sea port.
Fishers near Dawei Special Economic Zone unload their catch at a local beach market. Local fisheries and this market would both be threatened by the proposed Dawei deep sea port.
Supporters of the Dawei communities pose in the dry riverbed of the Myaung Pyo River, asking “Where has the river gone?” (In Myanmar language (Burmese), “Myit bae pyauk twar thar hlae?”).
The Kalone Htar River in the Dawei area remains free-flowing but has been threatened by a large dam that would be used by Dawei Special Economic Zone.
Local communities gather near the site of the proposed Hatgyi dam on the Salween River to protest the project.
A farmer near the site of the proposed Hatgyi dam on the Salween River talks about traditional and sustainable farming practices. This land would be flooded if the dam is built.
Rice farmers work near the site of the proposed Hatgyi dam on the Salween River.
A young environmental lawyer from Myanmar visits the Salween River, near the proposed site of the Hatgyi dam.
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