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What are the immediate human rights and environmental consequences of the World Bank's potential approval of the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan?

The World Bank will vote on December 17 on financing Tajikistan's $5 billion Rogun Dam. If approved, this project, initiated in the 1970s to address energy shortages, will displace over 60,000 people and cause significant environmental damage, impacting downstream communities and ecosystems in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The project raises concerns about human rights abuses in Tajikistan, where dissent is suppressed and affected communities fear protesting.