(New York, April 11, 2023) – Pakistan authorities are forcibly evicting thousands of farmers near the city of Lahore for a massive infrastructure project, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should enforce environmental protections and reform colonial-era laws that grant the government broad powers to acquire land for private as well as public use. The Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project was begun in August 2020 by then-Prime Minister Imran Khan, who claimed it would address Lahore's many problems – pollution, sewage, water, housing, and employment – while reviving its 'lost glory .

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/11/pakistan-farmers-forcibly-evicted-urban-project

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