Stories and advocacy
How renewable projects in Kenya are replicating the same mistakes of the fossil fuel industry
From oil activities to renewables, development projects in Turkana county (Kenya) continue being imposed without the consent and participation ...
Can there be a fair remedy for the harm inflicted on Indigenous Peoples?
In this blog, we explore what justice and remedy means for Indigenous communities across Asia, what are the key challenges they're facing while ...
Press release: Development banks fuel repression by heavily investing in countries that restrict civic freedoms
The report “Financing Repression” reveals how public development banks are financing multi-million projects in highly repressive contexts, where ...
Rogun dam: how development banks are ignoring violations of civic freedoms in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, some of the major development banks – under a scheme orchestrated by the World Bank – are getting involved in financing the ...
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 ...
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