Demanding Human Rights in Phulbari Bangladesh — By Kate Hoshour Image Credit: Taslima Akhter “Let us respond to the cries of the exploited, and uphold the right to human dignity for all.”- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Today we observe International Human Rights Day to celebrate the day on 10 December 1948 on which countries around the…

By Moon Nay Li — Moon Nay Li is a member of the Kachin ethnic group and a women’s rights activist. She is a member of the Global Advocacy Team, an 8-person group convened by the International Accountability Project, to conduct local research on development and make recommendations to improve World Bank policy on development…

Build a People’s Plan By Jessica Amon Jessica Amon is an organiser at the Community Organizers Multiversity (COM) in Manila, Philippines. She is a member of the Global Advocacy Team, an 8-person group convened by the International Accountability Project, to conduct local research on development and make recommendations to improve World Bank policy on development finance. …

Can these damaging effects stop future coal plants from ever being proposed? By Kate Hoshour and Preksha Kumar “There are two reasons for our visit to India. The first is to find out the facts about these issues that we are dealing with and the second is to inform people about our struggles. So we can unify.” In Northwest Bangladesh, a proposed open-pit coal mine and coal-fired power…

How a flood control plan will displace over a 100,000 people and what residents are doing about it. By Christophe Stiernon Little slippers in all colours are proudly displayed on a TV cabinet as if in a showroom. Next door, 63- year-old Pia Levya is assembling soles and straps and cutting fabrics. There…

Communities allege failure to uphold free, prior and informed consent and inadequate compensation for loss of lands and livelihoods — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 TANAHU DISTRICT, NEPAL — Indigenous communities affected by the Tanahu Hydropower Project in Nepal have filed complaints with the independent accountability mechanisms of the Asian Development Bank and the European Investment Bank — two co-financiers of the project — requesting an independent mediation process. At least 32…

By Sathivel Visvalingam (Sri Lanka Nature Group), Tom Weerachat (International Accountability Project), and Anirudha Nagar (Accountability Counsel) — Earlier this year, the Asian Development Bank withdrew its financial support for the Northern Province Sustainable Fisheries Development Project in Sri Lanka, effectively halting a years-long community-led effort to make funders accountable to community priorities. The project had a stated aim to revive the fisheries sector in the districts of…