A Chinese dam built in Southeast Asia has destroyed fisheries, farmlands, and ancestral homes, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch (HWR) on Aug. 5. The U.S.-based nonprofit organization released a 137-page report (pdf) titled “Underwater: Human Rights Impacts of a China Belt and Road Project in Cambodia.” It analyzes the ongoing impacts of the Beijing-backed Lower Sesan Two Dam on local communities, including their income, livelihood, land, and access to food and water. The $781 million hydropower project in Cambodia’s Mekong River Basin was driven by improper consultants, forced resettlement, and “far from adequate” compensation, researchers said. HRW found the non-negotiable deal had triggered human rights concerns. “They didn’t ask us what we want or need,” a resettled villager named Nhuy told the organization. “There were objections from us all.” Nearly 5,000 Cambodians who lived on fisheries and plantations for generations are now left with rocky …