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Welcome to Indonesia’s ‘new Bali’ – site of alleged human rights abuses Kuta in Lombok, where a UN report says villagers were evicted to build a motorcycle racing circuit as part of a “new Bali” tourism development. Photo: Shutterstock
Think of Bali and a motorcycle grand prix probably isn t the first thing that springs to mind. But a circuit for such races is under construction in Mandalika, a coastal resort area on the neighbouring island of Lombok, one of 10 new Balis designated by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Designed to replicate the international appeal and associated financial success - at least before Covid-19 exposed the weaknesses of a visitor-dependent economy - of Indonesia s biggest tourism brand, the focus of the new Balis project has been narrowed to five destinations, at a cost of 4.01 trillion rupiah this year alone, The Jakarta Post reports. Mandalika is among the super priority locations - selected based on their accessibility, their vi
UN experts urge Indonesia to respect rule of law amid US$3bn tourism project
The project is partly financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and has attracted more than US$1 billion investment by private businesses. OHCHR | Geneva | Updated: 01-04-2021 14:05 IST | Created: 01-04-2021 14:05 IST
The French group VINCI Construction Grands Projets is its largest investor, in charge of the Mandalika Circuit, hotels, a hospital, a water park, and other facilities. Image Credit: Pixabay
UN human rights experts today urged the Indonesian Government to respect human rights and the rule of law amid reports that a US$3 billion tourism project on Lombok island has involved aggressive land grabs, forced evictions of Sasak indigenous peoples, and intimidation and threats against human rights defenders.
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:54 am
GENEVA (31 March 2021) UN human rights experts today
urged the Indonesian Government to respect human rights and
the rule of law amid reports that a US$3 billion tourism
project on Lombok island has involved aggressive land grabs,
forced evictions of Sasak indigenous peoples, and
intimidation and threats against human rights
defenders.
“Farmers and fisher folks have been
expelled from their land and have endured the destruction of
their houses, fields, water sources, cultural and religious
sites, as the Government of Indonesia and the ITDC
(Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation) groomed
Mandalika to become a ‘New Bali’,” said Olivier De
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