
More than 10 years after its completion in September 2005, the Americas’ official human rights watchdog has opened a case against the government of Belize to consider the impacts of the country’s long controversial, Canadian-owned Chalillo dam.
More than 10 years after its completion in September 2005, the Americas’ official human rights watchdog has opened a case against the government of Belize to consider the impacts of the country’s long controversial, Canadian-owned Chalillo dam.
(July 1, 2008) Chalillo dam developers did not meet certain environmental health and safety obligations after its construction, and the Department of the Environment did not meet all of its responsibilities in enforcing the Environmental Compliance Plan (ECP), rules a Belize judge.