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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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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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The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

In the run-up to this week’s Supreme Court hearing, the IFC has announced a series of new policy reforms that strengthen...

Blog International Finance Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project

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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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Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

The AIIBs vision must comprise multi-dimensional aspects, including social infrastructure like health and education. It ...

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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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Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

This year, the Inspection Panel, the accountability mechanism of the World Bank, is completing 25 years. The 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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CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Commit...

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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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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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November 1, 2018

Kirk Herbertson

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

In the run-up to this week’s Supreme Court hearing, the IFC has announced a series of new policy reforms that strengthen its social and environmental commitments, an effort that is undoubtedly motivated in part by a desire to look its best before the court. These reforms look good on paper and are 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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May 21, 2019

Maju Varghese

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

The AIIBs vision must comprise multi-dimensional aspects, including social infrastructure like health and education. It should focus on people, their involvement and fundamental rights in the city. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has come out with a draft for ‘Sustainable Cities Stra...

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November 20, 2018

Devex

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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October 6, 2018

CFA Admin

Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

This year, the Inspection Panel, the accountability mechanism of the World Bank, is completing 25 years. The World Bank’s failure to comply with its operating policies was seen by the entire world in the Bank’s financing of the Sardar Sarovar Dam project on River Narmada. In the 1980s, the tenacity ...

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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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October 5, 2018

CFA Admin

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness is reviewing the Inspection Panel’s toolkit to determine whether it should be revised to enhance the Panel’s effectiveness. We take it as a positiv...

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

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

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

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

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

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

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

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

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“world bank”

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

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

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

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

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

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

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

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Nothing ‘GREAT’ about AIIB’s Sustainable Cities Strategy

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report

CSOs Approach World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel

CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel