Stories and advocacy
Azerbaijan: criminalization of anti-corruption activist Gubad Ibadoghlu
In Azerbaijan, amid widespread human rights violations, human rights defenders who expose corruption or demand accountability in the oil and gas ...
Criminalization of climate leaders in Vietnam
While negotiating and rolling out an international agreement on just energy transition with several DFIs and governments, the Vietnamese ...
Reprisals against labour rights defenders in Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, several DFIs are financing the cotton company Indorama Agro, despite reprisals against workers, union members and human rights ...
In Egypt, the EU and development banks keep financing the regime despite serious human rights violations
In Egypt, fear of repression prevents HRDs and CSOs from safely voicing their concerns about development projects. Yet, DFIs and the EU continue ...
From Nigeria to Uganda, oil-affected communities are standing up for climate justice
In October, over 100 climate activists gathered in Nigeria for the Niger Delta climate change conference. In this blog, one of our CRE partners ...
Kenya: Nightmare at Bamburi Farm
In Kenya’s Denyenye village, local community stands up against Swiss-based cement company Holcim and US-owned security company G4S.
AfDB CSOs Working Group newsletter – October 2024
Welcome to the first edition of the quarterly African Development Bank (AfDB) CSO Working Group newsletter!
Joint Statement Urging World Bank Action on Cambodian Civil Society Reprisals
In recent months, there has been a worrying escalation in the Cambodian government’s repression of critical voices. This has included attacks on ...
How should independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) act on reprisals?
In this infographic, we present some key recommendations on how Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs) can better address the issue of ...
A Tale of a Defender in Development
In this blog, human rights defender Aryampa Brighton shares how he gave up a more traditional legal career to join the collective struggle to ...
LAC Just Energy Transition Working Group meets in Colombia
On June 17-19, over 50 representatives of civil society organizations and grassroots communities participated in the Regional Working Group for ...
How communities in Georgia are standing up against mining companies and making some wins
In this blog, Georgian environmental activist Rabil Ismail highlights mobilizations that have led to victories for communities against powerful ...
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