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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b style><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Invite
to Aid & Accountability Event, Melbourne</span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri"><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Dear
Supporter<br>
<br>
Chair of AID/WATCH, Matthew Hilton will be talking at the following event in
Melbourne next Monday. <br>
Please come along (invite friends on facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/290290781034223/"><span style="color:blue"> https://www.facebook.com/events/290290781034223/</span></a>)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm">
<b style><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Aid and Accountability: Safeguarding Rights in
High-Risk Development Projects</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><i style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Learning from the ADB and AusAID-Funded
Rehabilitation of the Cambodian Railway Project</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">
Monday, 13 February 2012<br>
<b style>Time:</b> 12:30pm
to 2:00pm<br>
(Refreshments and finger food to be provided after the event from 2:00pm to 2:30pm)<br>
<b style>Venue:</b> Monash University Law
Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne<br>
<b style>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:castan.centre@monash.edu"><span style="color:blue">castan.centre@monash.edu</span></a> or
tel. 9905 3327</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Presenters</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">David Pred</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">, Executive
Director, Bridges Across Borders Cambodia<br>
<b style>Dr. Natalie Bugalski</b>, Human Rights
Lawyer, Author of DERAILED report<br>
<b style>Eang Vuthy</b>, Development Watch
Program Manager, Bridges Across Borders Cambodia</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Panellists</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Dr. Adam McBeth</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">,
Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University<br>
<b style>Jessica Rosien</b>, Advocacy
Coordinator, Oxfam Australia<br>
<b style>Matthew Hilton</b>, Chair, Aid/Watch</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Moderator</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">James Ensor</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">,
Policy Director, Oxfam Australia</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">On February 13th, Bridges
Across Borders Cambodia (BABC) will present the findings of its forthcoming
report, <i style>DERAILED, A Study on
the Resettlement Impacts of the Rehabilitation of the Cambodian Railway</i>. The
Project, predominantly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and
AusAID, is restoring Cambodia's 650 kilometres of railway infrastructure. A
joint venture of the Australian firm Toll Holdings and the Cambodian firm Royal
Group had secured a 30-year concession to operate the refurbished railways. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">More than 4000 families
living near the railway lines stand to be affected by the Project. The
report assesses the extent to which the Project's resettlement component has
complied with international human rights law obligations and the ADB Policy on
Involuntary Resettlement.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">A presentation of the
report findings will be followed by a panel discussion on resettlement rights,
risks and safeguards in relation to infrastructure aid projects:</span></p>
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-bottom:.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Why are
safeguard policies important for aid projects that cause displacement?</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-bottom:.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">What
does it take to make safeguard policies effective in political and
development environments characterized by human rights abuses and
accountability deficits?</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-bottom:.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">What
are Australia's extra-territorial human rights obligations with respect to
its overseas development assistance?</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-bottom:.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">What
are the take away lessons from the Cambodian Railways Project for AusAID
and the ADB?</span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.1pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">This event is co-hosted by
Oxfam Australia and the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><br>
We'll be releasing a paper with our own analysis on the Cambodian Railways
project and how this relates to broader issues with the Australian aid project
later in the week. So keep an eye on your inboxes (and letterboxes if you're a
member).<br>
<br>
<br>
See you there!<br>
<br>
<b style>AID/WATCH</b></span></p>
<br>