"June, 2015"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Jessica Evans, senior researcher and advocate on international financial institutions at Human Rights Watch"--Page 134. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Summary -- Key Recommendations -- Methodology -- I. The World Bank and Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Association -- II. Reprisals Faced by Communities and Independent Critics of Bank-Financed Projects -- III. Case Study A: Arrest of Inspection Panel Interpreter -- IV. Case Study B: Threats and Intimidation against Community Members in Chamoli, India -- V. Case Study C: Reprisals against Members of the Boeung Kak Community, Cambodia -- VI. The World Bank Group's Failure to Assess Risks and Respond to Reprisals -- VII. The World Bank's Failure to Protect and Cultivate Space for Public Dialogue -- VIII. Human Rights Obligations -- IX. Action Plan for the World Bank Group -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A: Human Rights Watch Letter to the World Bank Group -- Appendix B: World Bank Group Response to Human Rights Watch -- Appendix C: CAO Response to Human Rights Watch.
Summary:
"This 144-page report details how governments and powerful companies have threatened, intimidated, and misused criminal laws against outspoken community members who stand to be displaced or otherwise allegedly harmed by projects financed by the World Bank and its private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The World Bank and IFC have failed to take adequate steps to help create a safe environment in which people can express concern or criticism about projects funded by the Bank Group without risk of reprisal, Human Rights Watch found"--Publisher's description.
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