HRD Attack
Movimiento Ríos Vivos Antioquia (MRVA) (Living Rivers Movement)
Sources
Ríos Vivos Antioquia members constantly threatened, according to a major report that revelaed a number of serious human rights risks associated with the construction of the Hidroituango hydroelectric power plant in Colombia. Swedish companies Atlas Copco and Scania are involved in supplying equipment and staff to the project. Hidroituango, is currently being constructed in a region that is badly affected by internal armed conflict. People from the affected communities reported assaults by both state and private security staff protecting the site, as well as by illegal armed groups in the area.