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Recommendations to the draft rules of KfW Development Bank’s Complaint Mechanism

On 6 February 2026, AIPNEE, Defenders in Development campaign and others submitted their recommendations to the draft rules of procedure for KfW Development Bank’s Complaint Mechanism, based on the concerns that emerged in the analysis “KfW: Irresponsible Banking”...
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Ombudsman to investigate World Bank Group’s role in environmental damages and Indigenous rights abuses in Nepal 

For immediate release. 15 December 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal.  The role of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in supporting an environmentally destructive cable car project in Nepal is under investigation by its internal watchdog, the Compliance Advisor...
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Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations condemn Copper Mark for upgrading certification status of Indonesia’s PT AMNT to fully meet its criteria amidst ongoing complaint by affected communities

Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) Sumbawa, Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE), and 65 Indigenous Peoples and civil society organizations and 26 individuals from across the world in a joint letter to the...
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The Unfolding Crisis In Kaziranga: A Report On Illegal Land Acquisition For Luxury Tourism

This report examines the contentious land acquisition and development plans for a five-star hotel by Juniper Hotels (operating under the Hyatt global brand), and its associated partners in the immediate vicinity of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), in...
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Indigenous Peoples in Nepal file complaint over IFC advice to devastating Pathivara cable car project

NEPAL 26 August 2025: A construction company supported by a World Bank advisory project is building a cable car up the sacred Mukkumlung mountain in the Himalayas and has already felled over 10,000 trees in forests inhabited by highly endangered snow leopards and...
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Indonesia’s Indigenous Cek Bocek demand immediate suspension of PT AMNT’s Copper Mark certification

Indigenous Cek Bocek/Selesek Reen Sury people (recognized as Berco tribe) have filed a complaint against Indonesia’s PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (PT AMNT) at the Copper Mark for violations of multiple criteria of the leading assurance framework for copper value...
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Indigenous Peoples Organizations urge International Finance Corporation to establish dedicated consultation process and mechanism for its Sustainability Framework review

Indigenous Peoples’ organizations have urged the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private lending arm of the World Bank Group – to establish and implement a dedicated consultation process and an Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group as part of the ongoing...
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Recommendations of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group for review of the Accountability Mechanism Policy Of the Asian Development Bank

We, members of Indigenous Peoples of Asia and the Pacific, Indigenous rights defenders, and representatives of Indigenous Peoples Organizations, having engaged in the ongoing review of the Accountability Mechanism (AM) Policy (2012) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
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Agus Rumbiak

Yayasan Anak Dusan Papua (YADUPA) West Papua, Indonesia
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Johnson Jament

Association of Artisanal Fishers (AAF)/BlueGreen Coastal/Ocean Resource Centre India
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