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Title: Land acquisition for Posco continues [India]
Visit: Land acquisition for Posco continues [India]
Author:
Prafulla Das, Hindu
Dated:
06 Feb 2013
Even as the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti leader Abhay Sahu began an indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday demanding withdrawal of police, the administration continued land acquisition for Posco’s proposed steel project in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district…Sahu…appealed to all democratic forces and Opposition parties to reach Gobindpur to oppose the “forcible acquisition of land” for Posco. [Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited POSCO to respond, response included]
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Visit: [DOC] POSCO statement
Author:
In-Gweon Lee, POSCO-INDIA
Dated:
19 Feb 2013
...[T]he progress of our project has remained very slow since its inception in 2005. During all these years, POSCO has followed all due process of law and complied with all conditions of the Government. In that, we have waited patiently and always opted a peaceful way for the progess of the project. Certain sources may have a different view of projecting the news. But for...other side of the story...refer to...news article which contains quotes from District Administration and Government of Odisha officials.
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Visit: Human rights abuse, false cases filed against anti-posco protesters [India]
Author:
Mohammad Ali, Hindu
Dated:
11 Feb 2013
Several civil society groups have alleged abuse of human rights and registration of false cases by State government agencies in order to curb resistance against the land acquisition for the proposed Posco steel plant in Odisha. Highlighting instances of “biased and arbitrary” police action in the eight villages of Jagatsinghpur district affected by the plant, illustrated in the recently-released fact finding report, the Bangalore-based Alternative Law Forum and Delhi Forum have demanded withdrawal of all cases against the villagers and the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS).
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