CEE Bankwatch is central and eastern Europe’s largest network of grassroots, environmental and human rights groups. It seeks to challenge international financial institutions not to finance environmentally and socially harmful investments. The Bankwatch Network calls for public money to be spent on climate-friendly development that is not driven by economic growth per se but by benefits to society and the environment in economically sustainable ways. It monitors public finance institutions that are responsible for hundreds of billions of investments across the globe.
Mission
To challenge international financial institutions not to finance environmentally and socially harmful investments. The Bankwatch Network calls for public money to be spent on climate-friendly development that is not driven by economic growth per se but by benefits to society and the environment in economically sustainable ways.
Our work in development finance
Bankwatch Network works with local communities on campaigns to stop or change harmful or dubious investment projects funded by international public finance across central and eastern Europe, expose the influence of IFIs and provide a counterbalance to their unchecked power.
Geographic Focus
Asia | Europe & Caucasus | MENA
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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