Jun 21,2016
Al-Haq calls on World Bank to strengthen protection in conflict-affected areas
On June 16th, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, urged the World Bank to explicitly address the need for human rights safeguards for investments in conflict-affected areas during the Bank’s ongoing safeguard policy reform process. The Bank has announced plans to increase inve
Jun 02,2016 by members
Financial Crisis at Inter-American Commission
Coalition member ESCR-Net is calling on leaders of OAS member states to address the financial crisis currently hindering the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ ability to operate as a key regional human rights mechanism. The crisis has already caused the IACHR to suspend its 159th and 16
Jun 01,2016
Honduran Social Movements Urge World Bank to Stop Fueling Human Rights Violations
Honduran social movements and indigenous peoples organizations this week called on the World Bank to in light of persistent attacks on human rights defenders, suspend financing in Honduras “until there are minimally just and realistic conditions for indigenous and small farming
May 27,2016 by members
AIDESEP insists IDB land titling programme must be suspended
Peruvian indigenous peoples association AIDESEP federation is calling on the Inter-American Development Bank to suspend land titling program which threatens to undermine indigenous land rights. The group has a complaint pending with the IDB’s independent accountability mechanism.
May 26,2016 by members
Civil Society Declaration at the 51st African Development Bank Annual Meetings
African civil society groups, including Coalition member Lumière Synergie pour le Développement, called on the African Development Bank this week to increase its accountability and engagement with civil society and to embrace pro-poor investment strategies that support public sector servi
May 22,2016
UN Indigenous Peoples Experts Challenge World Bank
May 20, 2016 – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and other top UN indigenous peoples experts sent a letter Friday to World Bank President Jim Kim and the Bank’s executive directors, challenging a proposal that would weaken protections for indigenou
May 13,2016
What is new about the BRICS-led New Development Bank?
From the beginning, the idea of a BRICS-led development bank was seen to be a direct challenge to existing development banks, notably the Western-dominated World Bank and IMF. But what exactly is new about the New Development Bank? Supriya Roychoudhury and Karin Costa Vazquez explains it here.
May 11,2016 by members
Securing Forest Peoples Rights in DRC
Coalition member Forest Peoples Programme has released a report on the impacts of deforestation and forest degradation on indigenous and local communities in the DRC, highlighting the human rights violations and socio-environmental impacts often caused by these activities. The report also c
May 10,2016 by members
Senegalese groups challenge banks on coal power plant
Coalition member Lumiere Synergie pour le Developpement (LSD) and Takkom Jerry Plyvalence Culturelle et Environmentale filed a complaint today to the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Dutch public investment Fund (FMO) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD)’s complaint mechanisms
May 04,2016 by members
Indigenous Peoples in Crosshairs of Development
Peter Bosshard, interim ED of Coalition member International Rivers, explains how indigenous communities are particularly at risk of landgrabbing and face increasing repression, even death when standing up for their rights. Read the article here.
Apr 25,2016
First BRICS bank loans spark debate over environmental protection
NDB project funding has been the subject of intrigue and concern among civil society organizations (CSOs) since the bank’s formal launch in Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2014. Yet news of these first ‘green’ loans has done little to ease their fears. The problem, CSOs say, is that since the NDB still lacks a
Apr 21,2016
AIIB to co-fund transportation projects with other development banks
The Chinese-lead Asian Infrastructure and Development Bank’s first projects will be a highway in Pakistan, a road project in Tajikistan, and a ring road in Almaty, Kazakhstan, according to people with knowledge of the projects and tender documents. All three projects are co-funded with o
Apr 12,2016 by members
Civil society groups express great concern over BRICS Bank
As government ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather in Washington, DC for the third board of governors meeting of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) April 13 and 14, civil society groups in BRICS countries appealed to their governments and NDB management to operate
Apr 05,2016 by Coalition
4/15 Tell the World Bank to Safeguard People & the Planet!
While the World Bank’s motto is to “End Poverty” and promote sustainable development, too often Bank investments disregard the human rights and priorities of poor communities, leaving them worse off. As the World Bank prepares to host finance ministers from across the globe
Apr 04,2016
Central American Bank pulls out of Honduran dam
In a victory for indigenous and human rights activists, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) announced Friday the suspension of its financing of the Agua Zarca Dam. The Honduras dam project has been a focal point for international attention following the killing of h