Kyrgyzstan’s crackdown on civil society: Are international development banks doing enough?
February 20, 2024
Kyrgyzstan is one of the few countries in Central Asia with an active and vibrant civil society, represented by strong human right defenders and active environmental and social issue groups. Last year, however, the Kyrgyz government proposed two repressive laws on non-governmental organisations and the media, which represent a major setback for the country’s democratic future.
Devex Invested: EBRD faces heat over human rights complaints
January 30, 2024
Democracy, Human Rights & Governance …
Civil society organisations urge EBRD for more human rights action
January 26, 2024
The EBRD announces a new CSO steering committee to improve engagement, but its human rights due diligence is still seen as inadequate …
Civil society comments on the EBRD’s good governance policies with focus on human rights due diligence
January 15, 2024
Together with other civil society organisations, Bankwatch submitted comments on the EBRD’s good governance policies, which are currently under revision.
Civil society groups urge the EBRD to rethink mining investments
September 20, 2023
Twenty civil society organisations from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Mongolia, Uganda, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, as well as seven international environmental and human rights organisations, are calling on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to reconsider its approach to mining investments.
CSOs call on public development banks to assess, prevent and remedy harmful impacts of their investment decisions on communities & environment
September 11, 2023
Civil society calls on public development banks to overhaul their approach to development, 4 September 2023 …
Is this development? Public development banks must rethink their investments and put local communities first
September 4, 2023
On 4 to 6 September, the world’s public development banks will gather for the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia. They’ll be discussing key development issues – from climate change to infrastructure – issues that affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Bankwatch is on the ground to expose the adverse impacts of investments made by development banks and advocates for meaningful community participation in decision-making on development projects.
Civil society calls on public development banks to overhaul their approach to development
September 4, 2023
As a member of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, Bankwatch has joined civil society organisations and human rights defenders from over 20 countries in calling for immediate and effective action from public development banks.
The forgotten annex in the EBRD Sustainability Report 2022: human rights
June 9, 2023
In 2022, Bankwatch and its partner civil society organisations provided the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with over twelve reports highlighting human rights concerns related to investment projects in the Bank’s countries of operation. However, none of these concerns are mentioned in the EBRD Sustainability Report 2022.
Civil society seminar: Recommendations for EIB Global
May 2, 2023
This briefing summarises recommendations formulated by civil society to guide the future operations of EIB Global.
