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 […]
Abuses in Aluminum Supply Chains a Blind Spot for Car Industry
Photocredit: (c) Stefan Boness/Visum Automobile companies need to do more to address abuses in their aluminum supply chains and the bauxite mines they source from, said Inclusive Development International and Human Rights Watch in a joint report released today. Car manufacturers used nearly a fifth of all aluminum consumed worldwide in 2019 and they are […]
Report Launch Event – Aluminum: The Car Industry’s Blind Spot
Aluminum, a lightweight metal produced from a red ore known as bauxite, is a key material for car companies’ transition toward electric cars and more fuel-efficient vehicles. Yet despite aluminum’s potential benefits, bauxite mining and aluminum production can have devastating human rights and environmental consequences, from the destruction of farmland and damage to water sources […]