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...
Public-Private Partnerships — or PPPs — are increasingly being promoted as a way to finance development projects. This report gives an in-depth, evidence-based analysis of the impact of 10 PPP projects, including two from India,...
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...
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...
A fishing community in India challenges the bank’s private-lending arm in the US Supreme Court. The US Supreme Court sits more than 12,000 miles from Tragadi Bandar, the patch of India’s west coast where...
For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washington, D.C., August 1, 2018 – Late yesterday, the U.S. Government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse...
Most of the International Financial Institutions enjoy legal immunity in most of the countries. The immunity enjoyed by IFI’s like the World Bank Group raises pertinent questions around the extent of immunity granted to...
BloombergQuint The Fineprint | Are Gujarat farmers likely to succeed against World Bank’s lending arm IFC – International Finance Corporation? Vermont Law School’s John Echeverria & CFA’s Joe Athialy share their views.
For immediate release MASS Welcomes the US Supreme Court’s 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...
In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided today in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) that international organizations like the World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts. The Court’s decision marks a defining...
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 “discuss issues of global concern, including the...
International law and human rights law experts are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our clients’ case, Jam v. International Finance Corporation challenging the immunity of the International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private...
For Immediate Release The US Supreme Court is Our Last Hope to Ensure Accountability of the World Bank Group January 23, 2018, Washington, D.C. and Mundra, Gujarat: Fishing communities and farmers affected by Tata...
September 27, 2017, Mundra, Gujarat: Fishing communities and farmers affected by Tata Mundra said on Friday that they would approach the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Indian fishing communities will ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case against World Bank Group challenging “absolute immunity” Contact: Gillian Wilson +1 (202) 466 5188 x114 gillian@earthrights.org September 27, 2017, Washington, D.C. Indian fishing...
