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The Coalition has over 100 members based in around 50 countries.
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With our members and partners, we work to ensure that frontline communities have the information, power and resources to determine their own development paths, and to use their own voice to hold development banks and other actors accountable for their impacts on people and the planet. Find out more reading the latest updates on our work and our collective campaigns!
Philippines: the fierce resistance to stop the Kaliwa dam
In the lush mountains of the Sierra Madre, in the Philippine island of Luzon, the Dumagat Remontado Indigenous communities have been leading a fierce resistance against the proposed Kaliwa dam, that threatens their way of life.
Communities in the Salar of Hombre Muerto celebrate Argentine court’s ruling to suspend new lithium mining permits
With a landmark ruling, on March 14 an Argentine court suspended the issuance of new lithium mining permits in the area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto, recognizing the catastrophic impacts on the local water sources, the environment, and the livelihoods of local communities.
Community in Zimbabwe affected by Chinese-funded coal plant calls for the right to adequate relocation
In Zimbabwe, despite a $1.4 billion loan from Chinese investors to further expand the biggest coal plant in the country, the government has not yet addressed the concerns of the local community and provided them with new houses as promised.
Reflection on collective achievements
In this page, we highlight some key achievements in our collective work, and outline how we implemented the key strategic decisions that emerged during our last members gathering.
Civil society representatives make their voices heard at the IDB Group Annual Meetings
Representatives of around 30 environmental and human rights organizations and affected communities from Latin America, that are part of the IDB Working Group, participated in the Annual Meetings of the IDB group and made their voices heard.
Welcome to the new Steering Committee members!
The Coalition for Human Rights in Development has completed its first open election process to appoint the ten members of our Steering Committee, who will take office in April.
Why development banks should not fund the Rogun mega-dam in Tajikistan, if they really care about people and the environment
The Rogun dam in Tajikistan risks having catastrophic consequences: over 40.000 people displaced, loss of livelihood, disruption of water flows in the entire region, high CO2 emissions, and risks for the environment and biodiversity, all in a context where consultations are not even possible because people are too afraid to speak out.
Join our collective planning process for the Coalition’s 2025-2030 strategy
As we approach the ten year anniversary of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, we hope you’ll join a collective process to celebrate our shared successes, learn from our challenges, and work together with our members and close partners to set our 2025-2030 strategy.
Joint letter to development banks re: Kyrgyzstan “foreign representative” law
A group of 15 organizations has written a letter to four international finance institutions (IFIs) that are financing projects in Kyrgyzstan (ADB, EBRD, EIB and World Bank) to share serious concerns regarding the draft law on “foreign representatives”.
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COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXCHANGE
The CRE is a system to facilitate collaborations and co-develop strategies with and among communities, who are defending their rights in the context of international investments and development projects.
DEFENDERS IN DEVELOPMENT
A global campaign to prevent and address risks that human rights defenders face when raising their voices about projects funded by development banks.
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Together with our members and allies, we work at the national and regional level to strengthen capacity, coordination, and advocacy around development finance and human rights.
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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
