FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangkok, Thailand, June 12, 2017 – Representatives from 35 civil society organizations and community groups based in 11 countries in South and Southeast Asia participated in a workshop on how individuals and communities harmed by development projects can seek recourse. The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, NGO Forum on ADB, International Rivers, International …
Civil society groups to hold Bank accountable for human rights outcomes (August 8, 2016) On Thursday, the World Bank approved a new Environmental and Social Framework to replace its existing safeguard policies. Members of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development criticized the missed opportunity to adopt robust protections for the human rights of communities …
Defending Human Rights in DevelopmentGlobal Call to Ensure Local Communities’ Role in Bank-Financed Projects (Washington, July 14, 2016) – Development banks should respect human rights in their investments around the world and ensure their activities are not putting human rights defenders at risk, the Coalition for Human Rights in Development said today in a joint petition …
United Nations Fourth Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights 16- 18 November 2015 Representatives of Indigenous Peoples from different world regions, meeting at a caucus on the 15th of November 2015, declare that: “We, the Indigenous Peoples, Mother Nature’s sons and daughters, with our world vision and spirituality, demand that States protect, and that …
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Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)Public Statement 23 October 2015 – Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact has called for greater respect for the rights of indigenous peoples inits comments [link to the letter] on the draft Environmental and Social Framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The comments endorsedby 119 organizationsfrom 27 countriesinclude recommendations for stronger …