Gormo-Lhasa Railroad project, Tibet
Case study performed in the context of the Rights and Democracy Human Rights Impact Assessment project. The Gormo-Lhasa Railroad has the potential to be used by the Chinese military in Tibet and Central Asia with detrimental impact on a range of human rights. Rights & Democracy will focus specifically on the effect of information communications technologies provided by Canadian company, Nortel Networks, in collaboration with China's Public Security Bureau and the Ministry of Railways.
Project partner: Independent IT expert Greg Walton.
Implementer
Rights & Democracy
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Geographic Coverage
Tibet
Related publications
Rights & Democracy Rights & Democracy Initiative on Human Rights Impact Assessment: Background note. Rights & Democracy view details >>
Bronson, Diana Progress Report on our Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) Project. Rights and Democracy view details >>
Useful websites
Rights and Democracy HRIA Project
Used instruments
Human Rights Impact Assessment for Investment Projects. view details >>