Campaigns

Nickel Mining Threatens Ancestral Lands of Indigenous Tagbanua Communities in Narra, Palawan

New case study documents unconsented exploration, contaminated rice fields, and a community's fight to enforce a provincial mining moratorium. Narra, known as the "Rice Granary of Palawan," sits on rich nickel laterite deposits that have drawn mining investment...

Indigenous Torwali communities affected by Madyan Hydropower Project in Pakistan and their supporting groups call on World Bank to release the long-delayed Indigenous Peoples screening report

Darya-e-Swat Bachao Tehreek (Save River Swat Movement) and Indigenous Torwali Peoples Council representing Torwali communities have called on the World Bank to immediately disclose the long-delayed Indigenous Peoples screening report concerning the Torwali people in...

Pathivara Cable Car Affected Indigenous Limbu Communities Raise Questions About IFC’s Handling of Its Advisory Services in The Project Despite Closure of Investigation Into Their Complaint

Representatives of Nepal’s Indigenous Yakthung (Limbu) communities affected by the Pathivara cable car project have urged the Board of Directors of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private lending arm of the World Bank Group - to question the IFC’s...

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...