Accountability Counsel (AC) amplifies the voices of communities worldwide harmed by internationally financed projects, employing community-driven and policy-level strategies to access justice. At the request of communities, Accountability Counsel assists people in using accountability offices to defend their rights and remedy harm caused by internationally financed projects. They also advocate for systemic changes and for developing accountability offices that are independent, fair, transparent, professional, accessible, and practical tools for justice. Accountability Counsel also conducts research projects and develops interactive tools to support community cases and policy initiatives, expose patterns in the field of development finance, and improve transparency and access to information.
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To amplify the voices of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment.
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As advocates for people harmed by internationally-financed projects, Accountability Counsel (AC) employs community driven and policy level strategies to access justice. AC team specializes in non-judicial complaint offices established to receive community complaints. Its work pays particular attention to women, children and other marginalized groups.
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We are excited to announce that, w/ our member @WRIEquity, we are developing a new initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental #Defenders!
The Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (#STAND) will offer training, financial support and collaborative partnerships 🧵(1/4)
📢 Save the Date! 📅 16:00CET, 9 April
Join BHRRC’s @ChristenDobson as she speaks at the online launch of new Indicators on Business & Human Rights, spearheaded by @ISHRglobal.
Register here👉: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5m9V1XgyQ0mN83ltukcjFg#/registration
🚨Today, as their hearing takes place, we urge authorities in #ElSalvador to drop all charges against 5 environmental rights defenders from @ades_sm.
The criminalization of HRDs for peacefully protecting their territory must end❗️
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/upcoming-hearing-five-community-leaders-and-environmental-rights-defenders-facing-2
Very worrying news from #Kyrgyzstan, where the president has signed the controversial law on "foreign representatives", that risks stigmatizing and silencing critical voices.
https://cpj.org/2024/04/kyrgyzstan-president-signs-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/
In a recent letter, local & intl CSOs had called on development banks to take a stance to protect #civicspace and use their leverage to push the Kyrgyz govt to stop the law.
https://rightsindevelopment.org/news/kyrgyzstan-foreign-representative-law/
Standing in solidarity with our Kyrgyz partners, we hope the govt will now withdraw the other proposed law on NGOs and will not use the new bill on foreign repr to target critics & silence dissent.
Read more in this analysis by @ICNLAlliance 👇
https://www.icnl.org/post/analysis/analysis-of-the-kyrgyz-republic-draft-law-on-non-governmental-organizations