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10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Mardi le 21 janvier, 2003<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Barrage des Trois Gorges<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Le Canada doit surveiller de plus prs le respect des droits de lhomme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Par Charles Ct<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Le Canada devrait exiger une surveillance plus troite du respect des droits de la personne en Chine, autour du projet hydrolectrique des Trois Gorges, financ en partie par Ottawa.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Cest la conclusion dun rapport command par International Rivers Network (IRN) et cosign par quatre autres organismes de dfense des droits de lhomme dans les pays en dveloppement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>En 1996, par lintermdiaire dExportation et Dveloppement Canada (EDC, anciennement Socit pour lexpansion des exportations), le gouvernement canadien a prt 153 millions au gouvernement chinois pour que celui-ci achte  General Electric des turbines et des gnratrices fabriques au Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Ces quipements doivent tre installs au barrage des Trois Gorges en Chine, sur le Yangts, troisime plus long fleuve au monde. Lanc en 1992, le projet de 40 milliards doit entraner linondation des berges sur 600 kilomtres et le dplacement de 1 million  1,9 million de personnes, selon que lon se fie aux estimations officielles ou celles compiles par des organisations non gouvernementales.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Depuis plusieurs annes, le dmnagement du projet est profondment compromis par une corruption endmique et les promesses faites aux habitants ne sont pas tenues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Par exemple, signale IRN, la somme des compensations accordes pour les maisons est base sur le cot des matriaux en 1992, alors que depuis ce temps, les marchs ont t libraliss en Chine et pratiquement tous les prix ont augment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Les opposants au projet, dpossds de leurs maisons ou de leurs terres, sont emprisonns ou battus quand ils protestent. IRN rappelle que le Pacte international des droits civils et politiques, ratifi par le Canada, garantit entre autres la libert de mouvement et le droit de choisir sa rsidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=FR-CA>Ceux qui voudraient se plaindre par les voies officielles nont aucun organisme indpendant  qui sadresser, contrairement aux recommandations de la Banque mondiale et de lAgence amricaine daide  lexportation, qui dailleurs ne financent plus le projet des Trois Gorges, souligne le rapport de IRN.</span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Quatre pays, outre le Canada, financent le projet des Trois Gorges  travers leurs agences respectives&nbsp;: lAllemagne, la Sude, la Suisse et le Brsil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Selon Daniela Pizzuto, porte-parole dEDC, lagence sest dote en 2001 dune politique dexamen des consquences sociales et environnementales des projets quelle finance, mais cette politique ne sapplique pas aux prts passs, comme celui accord pour le projet des Trois Gorges.  Quand le prt a t approuv en 1996, les mesures ntaient pas aussi compltes, dit-elle.&nbsp;La politique sest dveloppe avec les annes. En outre, EDC se fie au gouvernement canadien en ci qui trait aux droits de la personne et  la politique trangre. Et cest trs clair que le gouvernement est intress  faire affaires avec la Chine , dit-elle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'>Cependant , selon le Groupe de travail sur Exportation et Dveloppement Canada, une ONG canadienne qui a prsent le rapport dIRN au Canada, le gouvernement doit faire plus en annulant le prt en se dsengageant du projet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>  </div>  </body>   </p> <div class="small"><a class="link" href="http://www.halifaxinitiative.org/hi.php/EDC-press/">Back to the article reports.</a></div> </td> </tr> </table>  						 						<br><div class="small"><a class="link" href="/">Return to the main page</a></div> 						<br> 						 						<table border=0 width="100%"> 							<tr> 								<td valign=top><!-- catlinks --></td> 								<td valign=top><!-- sublinks --></td> 							</tr> 						</table> 						 					</td> 				</tr> 			</table> 		</td> 		<td valign="TOP" width="150"> 		</td> 	</tr> </table>  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.openconcept.ca" target="_blank"><img SRC="/graphics/design.gif" ALT="Design by OpenConcept Consulting" height=60 width=100></a></td> <td><div align="center"> 	<p>153 rue Chapel St., Suite 104, Ottawa, ON K1N 1H5 	<br>Telephone: 1-613-789-4447 Fax: 1-613-241-4170 	<br><a href="mailto:info@halifaxinitiative.org">info@halifaxinitiative.org</a></p> </div></td> <td><img SRC="/graphics/space.gif" ALT="" height=60 width=100></td> </tr> </table>  </div> </body> </html>  
