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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!
Green Advocates and Liberian Indigenous Villagers File Complaint against SOCFIN
Green Advocates working with 22 Liberian indigenous villagers has filed a complaint with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman against the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), a Liberian subsidiary of of Luxembourg-based agricultural giant Socfin. The complaint alleges that SRC is using World Bank money to expand and operate its Liberian plantations through illegal land grabs, sexual violence, and intimidation of human rights defenders. SRC took over the Weala...
New Report on WB Coal Financing Released by IDI, BIC Europe and JATAM Indonesia
Coalition members' Inclusive Development International (IDI) and Bank Information Center Europe (BIC Europe), with JATAM Indonesia released a new report showing how the World Bank Group is quietly bankrolling some of Indonesia’s most destructive coal mining companies despite instituting a virtual ban on coal financing in 2013. The report examined in particular the impacts of the Kaltim Prima Coal company, which operates a 90,000-hectare strip mining operation in East Kalimantan, a province in...
Cambodian Indigenous Communities Win Back Their Sacred Lands from Vietnamese Agribusiness Giant
Twelve indigenous communities in Cambodia’s northeastern province of Ratanakiri scored a major victory against Vietnamese agribusiness giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) when the government announced that it will return sacred and spiritually significant areas that had been grabbed from these communities in a bid to develop large-scale rubber plantations. The communities have been in decade-long land conflict with HAGL since their ancestral lands were granted to the company by the government....
Celebrating a historic win today for human rights and accountability!
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today that international organizations like the World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts for violating the human rights of local communities. Congratulations to the fishing and farming communities of Gujarat India, Machimar Adhikaar Sangharsh Sangathan fisherworkers' association, Center for Financial Accountability and EarthRights International for leading this victory for all! #IFIs like World Bank and IFC - International Finance Corporation are not above the...
IAP produces Community Action Guides with local activists and partners
International Accountability Project (IAP) released a new set of community guides to help communities conduct their own research and in the process define their development priorities and aspirations. The “Community Action Guide on Community-Led Research” set of 3 booklets provides clear and detailed guidance on each step of the research process, information on safety and security, and inspiring stories of community organizers around the world who have used community-led research to redefine...
Coalition members comment on resignation of World Bank President
January 9, 2019. The President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, announced he is stepping down from his position this February 1, 2019 to take a position with Global Infrastructure Partners, a private investment firm that did extensive business with the Bank during Kim's tenure. In a blog, Accountability Counsel's Natalie Bridgeman Fields raises ethics concerns regarding Kim's transition to a private investment firm, including potential violation of the institution's own code of conduct....
Human Rights Defenders are a Cornerstone of Sustainable Development
Over 200 groups call upon governments and development banks to respect human rights and safeguard defenders On the anniversaries of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development (December 4th), the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (December 9th), and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10th), civil society groups around the world are drawing attention to the unique threats faced by human rights defenders in the context of megaprojects and other development...
Release: Defenders in Development Campaign Welcomes IFC Position Statement on Reprisals
Groups encourage development of robust protocols for implementation given growing threats November 12, 2018 — Human rights groups and accountability organizations welcomed the International Finance Corporation’s recently released Position Statement on Retaliation Against Civil Society and Project Stakeholders. The Position by the private sector arm of the World Bank Group affirms that the ability of stakeholders to engage freely with IFC and its clients is important for the realization of...
Join the Defenders in Development Campaign!
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 in Development has come together with defenders groups and development accountability organizations around the world to challenge the current model of development and usher in a new development paradigm that...
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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.
REGIONAL WORK
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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If you are in #Tbilisi, don't miss this beautiful art exhibition organised by @forum_adb showcasing some of the stories of communities across #Asia impacted by @ADB_HQ projects
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🌍 Join us for an insightful session on protecting people and the planet!
🌿 Forum is shedding light on CSO reflections regarding the @ADB_HQ Draft ESF and proposed changes in safeguards policy.
We'll discuss recommendations to safeguard project-affected individuals and…
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🌊 Explore a preview of our exhibition exposing the link between environmental degradation, social injustice, and human rights violations caused by @ADB_HQ projects.
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The Lower Sesan 2 Dam is being partly funded by ABBank, a financial intermediary (FI) client of the @IFC_org. Financial intermediaries represent the nexus between development finance and commercial banking.
Read about the Lower Sesan 2 Dam Project here: http://bit.ly/IFC_LowerSesan2
