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Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in a dispute over immunity for the International Finance Corporation,...

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Today in the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

October 31, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Jam v. International Finance C...

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Tata Mundra UMPP: A History of Violations & Peoples’ Resistance

Bharat Patel, General Secretary, Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan, narrating the history of violations by the IFC, T...

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People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic...

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US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that...

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CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy ef...

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Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Civil society groups have welcomed a move by the International Finance Corporation to transition t...

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CSOs Welcomes IFC’s Move to Exclude Coal in its FI Lending

For Immediate Release Civil Society Welcomes IFC’s Moves to Exclude Coal in its Financial Intermediary Lending But fears...

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Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based th...

Energy International Finance Institutions Publications Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project World Bank

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CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

October 5, 2018, New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Bharat Patel, Nityanand Jayaraman and other members of the CSOs across India, ...

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November 5, 2018

Amy Howe

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in a dispute over immunity for the International Finance Corporation, an international organization that makes loans to private businesses to finance projects in developing countries. The plaintiffs in the case, a group of farmers and fishermen, liv...

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November 1, 2018

CFA Admin

Today in the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

October 31, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC), a landmark lawsuit that will decide if international organizations are absolutely immune from lawsuits in U.S. courts. International organizations like the IFC – ...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Tata Mundra UMPP: A History of Violations & Peoples’ Resistance

Bharat Patel, General Secretary, Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan, narrating the history of violations by the IFC, Tata Mundra Power Plant and Peoples’ Resistance to it. The MAAS filed a case in the US federal courts against the IFC and other International Financial Institutions. The US Su...

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November 6, 2018

Ankit Agrawal

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic case filed by the villagers from Mundra, Gujarat against the absolute immunity granted to the International Organisations like World Bank, International Finance Corporation etc. W...

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October 26, 2018

Amy Howe

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that the plant’s ‘cooling system discharges thermal pollution into the sea, killing off marine life on which fishermen rely for their income. In recent years, the Supreme Court has cut...

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April 25, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy efficiency, renewables, women business-owners, or small and medium-sized enterprises New Delhi: Civil society groups from across the world have welcomed the news that the Internation...

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November 20, 2018

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Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Civil society groups have welcomed a move by the International Finance Corporation to transition the financial institutions it invests in away from supporting coal projects — but some say it is too little too late. In an op-ed for Devex on Monday, the head of the World Bank’s p...

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April 25, 2019

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CSOs Welcomes IFC’s Move to Exclude Coal in its FI Lending

For Immediate Release Civil Society Welcomes IFC’s Moves to Exclude Coal in its Financial Intermediary Lending But fears that it might be too little too late Bali, 8 October 2018: Civil society groups from around the world today welcomed news that the World Bank’s private sector arm, the Internation...

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September 18, 2025

Anuradha Munshi

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based thermal power stations to meet India’s energy needs. Located on the western coast of India, in Gujarat, spanning 72 kilometres covering 10 coastal settlements, it is strategically lo...

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June 20, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

October 5, 2018, New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Bharat Patel, Nityanand Jayaraman and other members of the CSOs across India, have criticised the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), the group entrusted by the Bank to “review of the Inspection Panel’...

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Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

Today in the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

Tata Mundra UMPP: A History of Violations & Peoples’ Resistance

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

CSOs Welcomes IFC’s Move to Exclude Coal in its FI Lending

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

Today in the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?

Tata Mundra UMPP: A History of Violations & Peoples’ Resistance

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

CSOs Welcomes IFC’s Move to Exclude Coal in its FI Lending

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel