Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant
Awadhesh Kumar of Srijan Lokhit Samiti speaks on the lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint filed against the Sasan Power Plant
Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited
Amulya Kumar Nayak of the Odisha Chas Parivesh Surakhsa Parishad, sharing their experiences with the IAM and the Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, a 1050 MW (with an additional 350 MW)...
Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission
In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a disastrous coal-fired power plant project that they said destroyed their livelihoods and damaged their...
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...
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...
The IFC has not always practised what it preaches
In the run-up to this weekās 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...
US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs
The plaintiffs contend that the plantās construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that the plantās ācooling system discharges thermal pollution into the sea, killing off marine life on which...
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 Indiaās energy needs. Located on the western coast of...
U.S. Government Opposes āAbsoluteā Immunity for World Bank Group
For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes āAbsoluteā Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washington, D.C., August 1, 2018 ā Late yesterday, the U.S. Government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse...
Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of AP is Anti People
Public StatementĀ | June 1, 2018 Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of Andhra Pradesh is Anti People, We Demand Withdrawal of it A Joint Statement We the peopleās movements and Civil Society Organisations from across...
MASS Welcomes US Supreme Courtās Decision on IFC Case
For immediate release MASS Welcomes the US Supreme Courtās Decision to Hear the Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity This will be the first time the US Supreme Court will address the scope of...
US Supreme Court Ends Immunity of The World Bank Group
In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme CourtĀ decidedĀ today inĀ Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC)Ā that international organizations like the World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts. The Courtās decision marks a defining...
What You Wonāt Hear at the World Bankās Spring Meetings Next Week
The World Bank Group will host its 2018 Spring Meetings next week, bringing together representatives of governments, banking institutions, civil society, the private sector, and academics to ādiscuss issues of global concern, including the...
Legal Experts Urge Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging World Bank Immunity
International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clientsā case, Jam v. International Finance Corporation challenging the immunity of the International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private...
Amaravati: The Price of a Dream City
Amaravati: The price of a dream city – A documentary by Rohini Mohan for The News Minute
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