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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...

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...

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)...

Indigenous Peoples demand reform of global certification systems

Jakarta, Indonesia – Thirty two Indigenous leaders from thirteen countries have issued a declaration calling for fundamental reforms to global certification schemes that impact Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The document, released following a...

[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...

Indigenous Peoples voice concerns on the revised Environmental and Social Framework of the Asian Development Bank

“Without strong safeguards, ADB-financed projects will continue to adversely impact Indigenous Peoples lands, livelihoods, and ways of life” The Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group (IPAG) issued a statement urging the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen...

AIPNEE and CEMSOJ’s joint submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights for its forthcoming country visit to Japan

Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) and Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) made a joint submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights on Monday for its forthcoming official country visit...

AIPNEE and CEMSOJ’s joint submission on Development Finance Institutions and Human Rights to the UN

Below is the joint submission made by Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) and Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights for their...