International Rivers's Merowe Campaign Materials
Press Releases
Reports
Letters
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In late November 2005, the area affected by the Merowe Dam erupted in
violence. Read the appeal in which International Rivers and the Corner House called for
a peaceful resolution of the conflict and a halt of the dam
construction activities, November 30, 2005.
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Serious Human Rights Problems at Merowe/Hamdab
An April 2004 letter to the German company Lahmeyer alerted the company
to serious human rights problems with the dam; it accompanied a
petition signed by more than 160 people. Read the petition: www.petitiononline.com. Also, read about Lahmeyer's Record on Past Large Dam Projects (PDF), from the March 2004 report "Dams, Inc." by the UK group The Cornerhouse, December 12, 2004.
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NGOs Urge Alstom to Reconsider its Involvement in Merowe Dam (PDF)
A sign–on letter to the French firm Alstom asks the company to
reconsider its involvement in the controversial Merowe Dam on the Nile.
Response Letter From ALSTOM CEO, Patrick Kron, Regarding Involvement in Merowe Project, February 2004.
Memoranda
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