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MEDIA ADVISORY: Filing of Complaint with Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Against Don Sahong Dam Developer and Press Conference

A coalition of local, regional and international NGOs will lodge a complaint with SUHAKAM, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, requesting investigation of the economic and social impacts of the Don Sahong Dam project being developed in Lao PDR by a Malaysian company, Mega First Corporation Berhad.

What: Filing of complaint against Don Sahong Dam developer with SUHAKAM, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia, and press conference

Who: Cambodian Rural Development Team (Cambodia), Community Resource Centre (Thailand), EarthRights International (USA), International Rivers (USA), NGO Forum on Cambodia (Cambodia), and Northeastern Rural Development (Cambodia)

When: 20 October 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:

Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (SUHAKAM)

12th Floor, Menara TH Perdana

Jalan Sultan Ismail

50250 Kuala Lumpur

Why: Attend filing of complaint against Mega First Corporation Berhad with SUHAKAM with press conference to follow Attention Media: NGOs and community members from Cambodia and Thailand available for interviews

For more information, please contact: tanja@earthrights.org

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