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Ending “absolute immunity” for the International Finance Corporation: The legacy of Jam v. IFC
EarthRights International examines how the Jam v. IFC case has helped to shift the landscape of accountability for international financial institutions by successfully challenging their claim to “absolute” immunity in US courts, potentially opening IFC up to further legal challenges in future.
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CAO released damning audit of IFC hydro project in Guatemala
CAO audit finds IFC failed to identify gaps in project’s social and environmental assessment, while communities impacted by the project face impacts on water source, livelihoods and levels of violence.
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Controversial Sardar Sarovar Project dam set to displace thousands
Dam – supported by World Bank from 1985-1993 – formally opened by Indian Prime Minister despite resettlement being incomplete.
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World Bank back to Cambodia?
Civil society organisations have called on the World Bank to support the needs of evicted Boeung Kak families before resuming new lending to Cambodia.
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The World Bank admits serious flaws in resettlement policy
World Bank president has expressed concerns about internal findings of the Bank’s breach of its resettlement safeguards, raising further doubt about it’s proposed draft safeguard framework.
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Inspection Panel finds World Bank did not apply safeguards on Kenya forest project
The World Bank board has approved the action plan in response to the Inspection Panel report on the Kenya Sengwer case. The Sengwer indigenous community welcomed the action plan but demanded recognition of their status as “custodians” of the Embobut forest.
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Guatemala to pay reparations for World Bank funded Chixoy dam
The Guatemalan government has agreed to pay around $155 million in reparations to local indigenous communities who suffered human rights abuses as a result of the construction of the World Bank funded Chixoy dam
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Resettlement, the IFIs, and Equator Principles: Research and Action
Workshop at World Bank annual meetings (8 October 2008), sponsored by Bank Information Center (BIC), International Network on Displacement and Resettlement (INDR), International Accountability Project (IAP).
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Mumbai infrastructure violates safeguards: Inspection Panel
The publication on 29 March of the Inspection Panel investigation into the Mumbai urban transport project has revealed that the Bank “did not comply with a number of requirements under its own policies”.
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Irrigation project violates Bank’s safeguards policies
Communities in the Sindh Valley in Pakistan have filed a claim with the World Bank Inspection Panel citing potential harmful effects of the 285 million dollar National Drainage Program (NDP) on the indigenous Mallah people.
