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Rempang Island residents

Data do incidente
30 Ago 2024
Precisão da data
Todos corretos
Rempang Island residents
Desconhecido
Líder ou membro da comunidade afetada
Intimidação e ameaças
Alvo: Individual
Localização do Incidente: Indonésia
PT Makmur Elok Graha Indonésia Construção Civil, Especulação Imobiliária

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On 30 August 2024, unidentified individuals burned a community banner oppositing the Rempang Eco-City project in Indonesia and set fire to the state electricity company main relay station used to illuminate the residents' village. A leader of the Rempang Galang Bersatu Community Alliance has noted that that banner destruction by unknown individuals is a frequent occurrence on Rempang Island and that residents view these acts as intimidation.

Residents of Rempang Island have been protesting the project since it was announced by the Indonesian government in August 2023, raising concerns about lack of free, prior, and informed consent, land rights, and loss of livelihoods. The government has categorized the project as one of strategic national importance and it would include a $11.6 billion glass and solar panel factory by Hong Kong–based Xinyi International Investment and is being developed by PT Makmur Elok Graha (MEG). The project would result in the eviction of most of Rempang’s approximately 7,500 residents, including many Indigenous seafarers. The project would cover 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres) of Rempang Island and the remaining 10,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of the island would be zoned as protected forest.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre previously invited Xinyi International Investment and PT Makmur Elok Graha to respond to the allegations. Xinyi International Investment said that they have not initiated any eco-city project nor entered into any agreements or contracts. They also said that they truly respect and care about Indigenous Peoples' rights. PT Makmur Elok Graha did not respond.