Lumière Synergie pour le Développement (LSD) is a non-profit association created in 2008, and legally recognized as a non-governmental organization in Senegal. LSD researches development projects that undermine human rights and organizes capacity-building workshops for civil society organizations and communities affected by development projects in Africa on the transparency and accountability policies of International Financial Institutions and specifically on the African Development Bank (AfDB). LSD supports affected communities in filing complaints with the Independent Mechanisms of IFIs to obtain redress and conducts advocacy/lobbying to influence development.
Lumière Synergie pour le Développement (LSD)
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LSD researches development projects that undermine human rights, organizes capacity-building workshops and supports civil society and the affected communities in filing complaints with the Independent Mechanisms of IFIs to obtain redress and conducts advocacy/lobbying to influence development. specifically on the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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LSD supports local communities affected by development finance to defend their rights through research, capacity building, advocacy and use of grievance mechanisms.
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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