Mar 10, 2020
World Bank amplifies accountability to communities affected by its projects
The World Bank is beefing up its accountability to communities who say they were harmed by World Bank-funded projects.
Evicted and Abandoned
Mar 13, 2019
No Longer Above The Law, The World Bank Faces Fight Of Its Life
Two impoverished communities, continents apart, are at the forefront of a historic fight to determine the level of immunity from lawsuits that international organizations can rely upon when development causes harm.
Feb 27, 2019
World Bank’s Legal Immunity Stripped, Opening Door for Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling could also open other American-based international organizations to lawsuits over financing overseas development.
Nov 01, 2018
Indian fishing community tests World Bank immunity before US Supreme Court
A fishing community, who believe their livelihoods were damaged by pollution from an IFC-supported coal power plant, is attempting to sue the World Bank's finance arm in the U.S.
