U.S. Court Orders Coca-Cola to Turn Over Evidence in Thai Human Rights Case
Lead Plaintiff Hoy Mai with her children (Atlanta, GA.) – A U.S. federal court in the Northern District of Georgia last week ordered the Coca-Cola Company to turn over evidence related to an ongoing class action against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol in the Thai courts. The decision, an important victory for plaintiffs representing hundreds […]
First agreement reached in mediation between Rio Tinto-Alcoa joint venture CBG and communities in Sangarédi
Premier accord conclu dans le cadre de la médiation entre la CBG, la co-entreprise Rio Tinto-Alcoa, et les communautés de Sangarédi
Cambodians Seek Coca-Cola Company’s Help in Case Against Asia’s Largest Sugar Supplier
Read this release in Khmer here. Today, plaintiffs representing hundreds of families who were violently displaced to make way for an industrial sugar plantation in Cambodia have filed a petition in the Northern District of Georgia asking the U.S. Court to help them obtain evidence from Coca-Cola. The evidence would be used to support their […]
New Guide For Making Accountability Mechanisms More Effective
The Good Policy Paper: Guiding Practice from the Policies of Independent Accountability Mechanisms, published today, is a roadmap for financial institutions setting up new independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs), as well as a tool for existing IAMs to evaluate the effectiveness of their current policies. The Good Policy Paper examines the policy provisions currently in place […]
ANZ payment to displaced Cambodian families brings landmark human rights case to a close
(Phnom Penh) – Cambodian families who were forcibly displaced by Phnom Penh Sugar Company have received a promised payment from Australia’s ANZ bank, which financed the sugar company from 2011-2014. Distribution of the funds, which ANZ agreed to pay in 2020, was complete as of this week, according to Inclusive Development International and Equitable Cambodia, two NGOs […]
ANZ launches human rights grievance mechanism in a first for the global banking sector
Joint statement by Inclusive Development International, Equitable Cambodia, BankTrack, Accountability Counsel and SOMO. Australia’s ANZ Bank today launched a Grievance Mechanism Framework to evaluate and respond to human rights related complaints associated with its corporate lending customers. This precedent-setting move makes ANZ the first large commercial bank in the world to adopt a human rights […]
World Bank’s Back Door Support for East African Oil Pipeline Imperils the Planet, Complaint Alleges
(Kampala) — Three organizations representing thousands of people in Uganda today filed a complaint against the World Bank for indirectly backing one of the world’s largest and riskiest oil developments. The planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and Kabaale refinery, along with the associated development of oil fields on the shores of Lake Albert, […]
East African Crude Oil Pipeline: more banks to stay away from troubled Total project
Victims of Liberian gold mine disaster see groundbreaking complaint against development banks accepted
In a precedent-setting case, more than 10,000 people harmed by the New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia have had a complaint accepted against the German and French national development banks – DEG and Proparco – for their links to the project. Community leaders say the mining company has taken their homes and farms, polluted their […]