Assessing and managing human rights risks and impacts
Promoting community-led development
Leveraging development finance to safeguard human rights defenders
Shaping the BRICS New Development Bank to be transparent and rights-respecting
Strengthening the World Bank's social and environmental safeguards
Posted on Sep 06,2018
Around the world, as megaprojects and investments are imposed on communities without their consent or consultation, those working to protect their lands and resources, fight corruption, and defend human rights are under increasing attack. For this reason, the Coalition for Human Rights i
Posted on Sep 02,2018
UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli Corpuz just released a hard-hitting report on “the drastic increase in attacks and acts of violence against, criminalization of and threats aimed at indigenous peoples, particularly those arising in the context of large-scale projects involving ex
Posted on Aug 15,2018
As we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples all around the world fighting for a fair, just and sustainable future. In many cases these indigenous human rights defenders are under attack – subjected to threats, c
Posted on Aug 10,2018
This week as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, communities affected by the Pojom II and San Andrés dams in the microregion of Ixquisis, Guatemala, filed a complaint with the independent accountability mechanism of the Inter-American Development Bank urging IDB Invest, the bank’
