{"id":1699,"date":"2019-07-02T15:44:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/internationallegalstudies\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2019-07-22T16:39:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:39:49","slug":"meeting-with-community-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/internationallegalstudies\/2019\/07\/02\/meeting-with-community-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with Community Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Jung Min Shin<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"This is a photo of me (third person from the left) with other EarthRights International staff at a community consultation. We met with community leaders from groups that were negatively affected by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to discuss possible strategies to implement a more community-focused grievance mechanism for complaints that arise in the SEZ. The SEZ is a joint venture of the Myanmar and Japanese governments to construct a 2,500 hectare [approximately 9.65 square mile] economic zone consisting of an industrial zone, a port, and a power plant. The project affects six villages, which are home to 1,123 households and 4,313 people.\u00a0Without any compensation for their land, more than a hundred households have been relocated so far to a resettlement site that lacks basic infrastructure and farming land, leaving villagers in a state of food insecurity and unemployment. This was a really eye-opening and fantastic experience and I hope to make many more trips.<\/p>\n

Shin, a first-year student at HLS, is a 2019 Chayes International Public Service Fellow<\/a>.\u00a0This summer, she is working with EarthRights International in Yangon, Myanmar, evaluating resettlement plans and grievance mechanisms for populations affected by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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