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DEVELOPMENT BY
THE PEOPLE,
FOR THE PEOPLE

Together with hundreds of members and partners around the world, we are working to advance community-led development and push development banks to respect people and the planet.

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KfW: Irresponsible Banking

Our new report reveals the stark gap between the human rights commitments of KfW - Germany's public development bank - and the reality on the ground. In particular, it shows how KfW is failing to take adequate steps to ensure people can freely and safely participate, express their opinions, or oppose its projects.

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THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE STRUGGLES

In our quarterly newsletters, you can find updates from our members and partners around the world, inspiring stories about community-led struggles, useful resources, and much more!

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DEMYSTIFYING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

Development banks present themselves as champions in the fight against climate change and key drivers of sustainable development. But is this true?

Research and case studies from all over the world show that these institutions are actually exacerbating the problems they claim to solve.

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STORIES & ADVOCACY

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 international companies accountable for their impacts on people and the planet.

Check out the latest updates on our work, find out about our latest campaigns and advocacy efforts, and join our collective campaigns!

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CSOs declaration – Civil Society Declaration – Finance in Common Summit 2023

As the world’s PDBs gather for the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, over 40 civil society organizations, communities and human rights defenders have joined forces in calling on PDBs to move from words of good intent to concrete actions that center communities, with people - not ...

Recommendations on reprisals for the EBRD E&S Policy review

A group of 17 CSOs from around the world addressed a letter to the EBRD, presenting a series of recommendations on how the Bank should address reprisal issues.

Newsletter – June 2023

Check out the June 2023 edition of our newsletter to read updates from our members and partners around the world, their inspiring stories, and useful resources!

Kenya: conservation project leads to human rights violations and reprisals

In Korbesa, a village in the region of Isiolo in Eastern Kenya, a conservation project is leading to violent attacks against the local community. On May 8, 2023, Kenyan police violently cracked down on a protest against the conservation agency Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), firing live ...

Communities in Liberia fight back against the International Finance Corporation

For the Indigenous communities living near the Salala rubber plantation in Liberia, life is a daily struggle. The milky latex extracted from the rubber trees is sold to the largest tyres manufacturers in the world, and it is the 4th most exported product in the country. For local people, ...

Joint statement: AfDB should open spaces for civil society and communities

On 24 May 2023, over 45 African and international organizations called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to open spaces for civil society and communities during the Annual Meetings and beyond.
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Coalition’s updates

In this section, you can find updates about our Coalition’s processes and structures (e.g.: updates from the Steering Committee, our strategy-setting process, etc.).

Finance in Common 2020

On November 9-12, for the first time ever, all public development banks in the world gathered at the Finance in Common Summit, to discuss how to ...
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Members Map

The Coalition has over 100 members based in around 50 countries.
Click here to check who our members are and learn more about their work.

OUR COLLECTIVE WORK

The members and partners of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development work together to ensure that development is community-led and that it respects, protects, and fulfills human rights.
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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.

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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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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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