Stories and advocacy

Closing the accountability gap: CSOs join the ABHR Forum to call for a UN Binding Treaty
Communities confronting harmful development projects often struggle to secure remedy and justice. At the upcoming African Business and Human ...

Uganda’s Oil Corridor: Development for Whom?
Uganda’s EACOP oil corridor is being promoted as a pathway to economic transformation, but for affected communities this project has meant land ...

New forms of colonization, same harm: how Indigenous Peoples in West Papua are resisting and protecting their land
From large-scale agribusiness projects to military basis and spaceports, West Papua is facing a new wave of destructive projects that are ...

Ahead of COP17, development banks must confront mining’s role in accelerating desertification
Ahead of COP17 in Mongolia, this blog from our members in Argentina and Mongolia highlights how banks are financing critical mineral projects ...

DRC: mining-affected communities and CSOs join forces and launch “community of action”
DRC: mining-affected communities and CSOs join forces and launch "community of action"

From conflicts to peace and prosperity: how community-led development can transform resource-rich countries
In this article, our Director Siddharth Akali explains why the current approach to "mineral beneficiation" is not working, and why an economic ...

Civil society groups call on EIB not to fund the Reko Diq mine in Balochistan, Pakistan
On July 28, a group of CSOs urged the European Investment Bank (EIB) not to provide any support to the Reko Diq mining project in Balochistan ...

Newsletter – July 2026
Welcome to the our quarterly newsletter, where we share updates from our members and partners, their inspiring stories, and plenty of useful resources!

Women who refused silence:feminist leadership on Kenya’s geothermal frontier
Penina Nailantei Koilel and Agnes Koilel are both Kenyan Maasai women leaders in territories threatened by geothermal expansion.

No accountability, no peace: The World Bank cannot be trusted in Gaza
By Siddharth Akali (Director, Coalition for Human Rights in Development) and Basma Eid (Campaign and Membership Director, ...

Transforming Challenges into Strategies: Â Lessons from the WEHRD Summit in Bali
In this blog, our CRE partner Nukila Evanty shares her reflections about the 2026 Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders Summit in Bali, ...

UN experts raise alarm over reprisals against Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP) linked to a UNDP-funded project in Sierra Leone
United Nations human rights experts have formally raised concerns with the Government of Sierra Leone over the arbitrary detention, judicial ...
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Community Resource Exchange Quarterly Bulletin

CRE bulletin – June 2026
Welcome to the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the powerful struggles ...

CRE bulletin – February 2026
Welcome to the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the powerful struggles ...

CRE bulletin – October 2025
Welcome to the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the powerful struggles ...

CRE bulletin – May 2025
Welcome to the Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the powerful struggles ...

CRE bulletin – January 2025
Welcome to the first Community Resource Exchange (CRE) bi-monthly bulletin, where we provide key updates about the CRE, highlights from the ...
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