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The Coalition has over 100 members based in around 50 countries.
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STORIES & UPDATES
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!
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”.
The importance of creating space for meaningful civil society engagement at the 2024 AfDB Annual Meetings
On February 26, the AfDB CSOs Working Group wrote a letter to the African Development Bank (AfDB), calling on the bank to ensure meaningful opportunities for civil society groups to participate in the Bank’s Annual Meetings, that will take place in Nairobi (Kenya) on May 27-30.
International groups stand in solidarity with Armenian environmental and human rights defenders facing defamation and criminalization
In recent months, Armenian human rights and environmental defenders and their organizations have been facing defamatory attacks in local media and they are increasingly being targeted (through defamation, smear campaigns, intimidation and criminalization) for their peaceful, legitimate human rights work.
Recommendations on reprisals for the updated ADB safeguards
On January 31st, a group of 20 civil society organizations presented a series of observations and recommendations to the draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), expressing concerns around the lack of clear commitments to prevent and address reprisals in the context of activities funded by the bank. Although retaliations are mentioned 14 times throughout the document, there are no provisions intended to clearly regulate the mechanisms through which...
Candidates for the 2024 Steering Committee elections
From February 15 to February 30, Coalition’s members will be casting their votes to elect the new Steering Committee. Please find here the list of candidates, their bios, and motivational statement.
Defenders in Development campaign gathering
From April 28 to May 1st, the Defenders in Development campaign is organizing an in-person global gathering in Tbilisi, Georgia. Join us!
Newsletter – January 2024
To kick off the new year, we open this newsletter with a blog where we share a snapshot of what we learned in 2023, what we achieved, and our hopes and dreams for the work ahead. You will also find updates from our members and partners around the world, their inspiring stories, and useful resources,
OUR COLLECTIVE WORK
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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