Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Frontline Communities Resisting Internationally Financed Development Projects
Curtailed freedoms
The lockdown has led to the curtailment of fundamental freedoms including, freedom of assembly, freedom of information, and even freedom of speech.
“In Mongolia, we have seen the police stop any attempt to voice a protest even with just one or two persons doing live streaming,” said Sukhgerel Durgunsen, Director of Oyu Tolgoi (OT) Watch. “There have been arrests and people were detained without court orders while projects opposed by the public are being moved forward using lock down situation.”
