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INDIA: Immediately release Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley and withdraw all fabricated charges against him

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) condemns, in the strongest terms, the unlawful and unjust arrest of Indigenous rights defender Pranab Doley on 12 July 2026 in the northeastern state of Assam in India. We call on the...

Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations Call the International Seabed Authority and its Member States for a Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) submitted today a joint letter, on behalf of Indigenous Peoples organizations, supporting civil society and environmental groups, and individuals from 37 countries around the world, to the...

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Sumbawa and AIPNEE file complaints against 14 companies in six countries over the planned mining expansion of PT AMNT in Indonesia impacting Indigenous communities

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Sumbawa chapter and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) today filed complaints with the National Contact Points (NCPs) of the governments of Australia, Belgium, South Korea,...

[Briefing] Nepal: Pathivara Cable Car Case – IFC Advisory Project Threatens Indigenous Rights

Indigenous Peoples' organizations from Nepal filed a complaint to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in August 2025 concerning the Pathivara cable car project in the sacred Mukkumlung mountain area, which is revered by the Indigenous Limbu (Yakthung) people. The...

Nepal cable car case: Calling for a full compliance investigation

The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) has released an Assessment Report on the Nepal Pathivara cable car complaint, and transferred it to compliance appraisal. The complaint relates to a $156,746 International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory project to IME Cable...

Complaint filed against Hyatt Hotels regarding its involvement with the proposed five-star hotel project near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India that impacts lands and livelihoods of Adivasi community

A complaint was filed against Hyatt Hotels Corporation today with the U.S. National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, within the U.S. Department of State. The complaint concerns the activities of...

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...

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...

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...

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...