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[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...

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...

[Briefer] Offshore Wind Energy Projects in South India: Indigenous Coastal Communities Left in Dark

The Government of India has begun implementing plans to install 450 wind turbines in the ecologically rich Gulf of Mannar region in Tamil Nadu in the south of the country. In February 2024, the Government invited bids for the development of 4 GW (in four blocks of 1...

Open letter to the Government of Indonesia, Perusuhaan Listrik Nasional (PT PLN), and KfW Development Bank

Urgent Concern regarding Human Rights Violations of the Pocoleok Indigenous Community for expansion of Ulumbu Geothermal Power Plant We, the undersigned organizations – Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), and Perhimpunan Pembela Masyarakat Adat Nusantara...