A/HRC/41/39/Add.4 representatives of the people. The Special Rapporteur should not use any manipulative information provided by NGOs in this report. 12. Under the subheading “Social and environmental impacts” para 2 Contract Farming, in general, has benefited a large number of farmers as they can find markets for their products to generate cash and thus reduce their poverty. There have been few cases where orders have been issued to shut down a number of contract farming projects due to the toxin exposure problems in the previous year. The government has assigned relevant agencies to re-assess such plantations and bringing contractors to answer before the law. 13. Under the subheading “Failure to link growth with poverty reduction” para 2 These examples are taken out of contexts, having read the full articles with explanations as to the reasons for these early results and their potential results in the future. It is not fair to simply quote and show only the damaging phrases while distorting from the full contexts. As for the figures, please double-check for more correct ones as they do not seem to match the official figure as provided by Ministry of Energy and Mining. Please consider adding more information or remove it altogether. 14. Under the heading “4. The Xe Pian Xe Namnoy Dam and the future of hydropower” para 1 The Special Rapporteur had received information from the agencies concerned regarding their plans for immediate and long-term remedy and reparation for the affected people. The lack of awareness of those plans by some of the affected people could be due to ineffective communication. Please consider rephrasing/changing the word “Limbo”. 15. Under the heading “4. The Xe Pian Xe Namnoy Dam and the future of hydropower” para 2 This paragraph has some true and untrue information, therefore it is suggested that the Special Rapporteur revise this paragraph in a more constructive and correct way. In reality, the central Government and the local authorities of Attapeu and Sanamxay have been trying their utmost to help the affected people, to restore the affected areas so that the people’s livelihood returns to normalcy. Of course, in this process the affected people may not be happy with the temporary house and the assistance but it is the best effort by the authorities to help them. The Special Rapporteur mentioned one person describing the condition as “torturous” this is a view of one person among thousands affected, therefore should not be used as reference representing the view of a larger group of affected people. 16. Under the heading “4. The Xe Pian Xe Namnoy Dam and the future of hydropower” para 3 This is just some comments of a few people who might have misunderstood or have not been aware at all of the plans and policies of the government, these comments could not reflect the situation as a whole and not appropriate to put in the report. So we propose to remove these sentences. 4