Mokhotlong People Call For Suspension of LHWP Phase II

About 1,600 Basotho from 18 rural communities in Mokhotlong had filed a complaint with the African Development Bank (AfDB) that funds the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). These communities, international news outlets have said, demand transparency over forced displacements, inadequate compensations, environmental harm and intimidation linked to Phase II of the LHWP.  Through their legal representative, Seinolu Legal Centre and the Accountability Counsel, a US-based NGO, the communities have also requested the suspension of the project until all their concerns are resolved.  The Lesotho…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...