Building the tallest dam in the world and displacing 60,000 people in one of the world's most repressive countries is a recipe for disaster. Last week we joined the #SpotlightOnCentralAsia podcast to speak about the #Rogun dam in #Tajikistan, listen here👇 bit.ly/3PFTrVO

Communities file second complaint against World Bank-funded project over failed redress in #Tanzania. #LandRights @rightsindevt.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social @humanrightswatch.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social @fundhumanrights.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/communities-...

Next week #Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum to adopt a new constitution. The controversial reform imposes burdensome requirements on NGOs receiving foreign funding. (1/4)

Framed as essential for the energy transition, #CriticalMinerals are also indispensable to the global arms industry, creating a vicious cycle where extractivism fuels conflict and conflict drives further extractivism. www.asiasentinel.com/p/adb-new-ap...

For the Indigenous Bajo (#Indonesia) the sea is home. But since Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park began polluting and impacting seawater, their way of life has been under threat. Read this blog by our CRE partners👇https://jagadeca.org/suku-bajo-di-kurisa-krisis-ruang-hidup-di-lingkar-industri-imip/

Our new #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) bulletin is out! Check it out to learn how our partners are standing up to development banks and international investors, defending their rights, and building solidarity with others facing similar challenges 👇

Very concerned by news of charges brought against human rights defenders Mohamed Turay & Prince Tommy Williams from Lifeline Nehemiah Projects in #SierraLeone. The charges, which follow periods of arbitrary detention, strongly appear to be baseless & should be dismissed.

We keep receiving worrying updates from our partners in #SierraLeone: Mohamed Turay, Finance director of community organization LNP, is still behind bars. He has been detained since last Saturday with no charges, in squalid conditions, and has started having health issues. bsky.app/profile/mary...

Receiving very disturbing news about the arrest & detention of Mr. Mohamed Turay, Finance Director of the community organisation Lifeline Nehemiah Projects, in Freetown, #SierraLeone. He has been arbitrarily held since Saturday with no clear charge & should be immediately released.

👇 Check out this new report by @uzbekforum.bsky.social & @hrw.org, exposing how cotton & wheat farmers in #Uzbekistan face coercion, abuse, penalties (e.g. land seizure for not meeting quotas) and are at risk of #ForcedLabour, despite years of proclaimed reforms. www.uzbekforum.org/uzbekistan-c...

This week we're at the #AlternativeMiningIndaba #AMI2026, where through poems & videos we're amplifying the stories, demands & aspirations of mining-affected communities across #Africa! Explore the multimedia exhibition "The future we want" on our website👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/ami-exh...

Indigenous communities’ complaint against World Bank-linked Nepal Cable Car Project declared eligible for investigation. @rightsindevt.bsky.social @hrw.org @worldbank1.bsky.social Read more: radio.witnessradio.org/indigenous-c...

Our #AnnualReport is out! Explore our 2025 Annual Report & join our collective journey to advance community-led, human rights-based development, and to imagine a future rooted in justice, dignity, and community power👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/annual-...

Last year, we joined our 1st #G20. In this blog, we share our reflection on the distance between global policy and lived realities, and on the importance of building spaces where we can share experiences, exchange learnings & imagine new realities 👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/when-gl...

Children in Teluk Sepang (#Indonesia) are struggling to breathe and fisherfolk are losing livelihoods due to pollution from a Chinese-financed coal plant. Learn how communities are resisting & calling for accountability 👉 rightsindevelopment.org/news/chinese...

Joint statement: Urgent call on @ifcorg.bsky.social and @ebrd.bsky.social for remedy and accountability at Indorama Agro, #Uzbekistan @ceebankwatch.bsky.social @rightsindevt.bsky.social bit.ly/4pFexRq

Hidden iceberg: A new report identifies large scale industrial agriculture, livestock, and mining sectors as leading sources of attacks against land and environmental defenders worldwide. #HiddenIceberg @rightsindevt.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/hidden-icebe...

“When disaster strikes, solidarity saves.” Deadly #floods in #Indonesia have killed 940 ppl & survivors are now facing worsening illness. As we stand with our partners in Aceh leading emergency response, we ask all our partners to donate (BSI 7221812926) & share their appeal👇

For years, #Africa has been portrayed as a continent full of Vacant land ripe for industrial farming or carbon market expansion.Today on Witness Radio, we unpack this misleading narrative with insights from experts and key findings from this report.Tune in at exactly 5 PM EAT @afsafrica.bsky.social

Are you in #Geneva at the UN Business & Human Rights Forum? Join us today at 14:30 (Room V) to discuss the challenges faced by communities impacted by DFI-funded projects & what accountability mechanisms should do to ensure remedy and justice. forumbhr2025.sched.com/event/29a0p/...

"We need to make sure that whatever replaces fossil fuels is justice-oriented and community-led; if not, we’re just replicating the extractivist status quo.” 👇Interview w Charlize Tomaselli (our Research & Learning Facilitator) at the #G20: omny.fm/shows/lotus-... #JustTransition #StopFossilsFuels

Can a man who once urged police repression against striking mineworkers now claim to lead #Africa towards a people-centered, justice-driven future? New op-ed by our Research & Learning Facilitator Charlize Tomaselli on South Africa's #G20👇 www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2025...

📢 This week, we’re at #COP30 with our members & partners to demand radical change. Key decisions about our future are made behind closed doors. But a truly just energy transition must be more than a change in technology: it must be a shift in power. 👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/jet-pos...

What if development stopped serving billionaires' interests, and instead started meeting the needs and aspirations of local communities, #women & #IndigenousPeoples? 👇Check out our new op-ed, arguing why community-led devt should be the only way forward: rightsindevelopment.org/news/no-more...

📢 On Thursday Nov 13 (9:00 GMT), join us to hear directly from mining-affected communities in #DRC, #Tanzania and #Zimbabwe & discuss how a truly just, community-led energy transition can shape global decisions at the G20. Register here👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In #Tajikistan, a World Bank-led consortium is funding the #Rogun dam — a project that risks displacing 60,000+ people & causing lasting environmental harm. A new analysis reveals serious flaws in the #resettlement plan, find out more👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/rogun-d...

What powerful struggles are our members & partners leading to resist harmful projects, defend human rights, and re-imagine development? In our October #Newsletter, you can find key updates, new reports, useful resources & inspiring stories! bit.ly/CHRDnewslett...

When we left the #Philippines for South Korea, we carried not just documents & statements, but the stories, pain, and hopes of our Tumandok people". In this powerful blog, read about the struggle of Indigenous ppl against the Korean-funded Jalaur dam 👇 rightsindevelopment.org/news/carryin...

A German Bank is under intense scrutiny for its irresponsible banking practices, which have been directly linked to displacement and human rights abuses... #KFW @hrw.org @gfc-forest.bsky.social @rightsindevt.bsky.social @fundhumanrights.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/a-german-ban...

Read our new report “KfW: Irresponsible banking” on the hidden harms of the German development bank rightsindevelopment.org/kfw-irrespon... 🎥 You can watch the report launch here featuring accounts by #HumanRights Defenders resisting KfW-funded projects ✊ youtu.be/5fH20N5oOWo?...

Ahead of today’s launch, Witness Radio brings you a special preview of the Coalition’s new report on KfW financing, featuring Dalile Antunez. Tune to Witness Radio at 2 pm EAT to hear the discussion. @business-humanrights.org @rightsindevt.bsky.social

📢 Our new report is out now! Germany’s development bank #KfW - while branding its operations as "responsible banking" - is fueling reprisals, displacement & environmental destruction. Read more👇 rightsindevelopment.org/kfw-irrespon...

Today, Sept 10, at 3 PM EAT, @rightsindevt.bsky.social launches a new report, endorsed by 20 CSOs, exposing how individuals opposing #KfW-funded projects face threats, attacks & human rights violations for defending their land & future. Tune in to Witness Radio live for the highlights. #KFW

🚨 Join us TODAY (15:00 Nairobi time) for the launch of our new report, "#KfW: Irresponsible Banking" & hear directly from grassroots activists in #Indonesia & #Mexico as they denounce human rights violations in KfW-funded projects. 👇Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us TOMORROW at the launch of our new report "KfW: Irresponsible Banking"! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

2/ Our 2024 cotton harvest report explained what needs to change to make the Uzbek cotton sector sustainable and viable for everyone: bit.ly/46hgjj7

📢 Join us this Wednesday, Sept 10th, for the online launch of our new report "#KfW: Irresponsible Banking”, with human rights defenders from #Mexico & #Indonesia + Pichamon Yeophantong, chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights ⏩Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This month we'll be at the UN Responsible Business & Human Rights Forum Asia-Pacific forum in #Bangkok, get in touch if you'll be there! Register here to join in-person or online: indico.un.org/event/1018118/ And check this 🧵 below to read about the two sessions we're co-hosting on Sept 18!

Next month join us for a webinar where we'll discuss: 📌 what has been the #CommunityResourceExchange (CRE) impact so far & examples of successful collaborations 📌key trends & key lessons learned 📌what's coming next & how you can collaborate. Read more: rightsindevelopment.org/news/cre-eva...

🚨 Tomorrow the @adb.org will vote on #RekoDiq, a destructive #BarrickGold copper mining project in #Balochistan, a conflict-ridden region in #Pakistan. A group of 30+ CSOs is sounding the alarm & calling on the ADB not to fund the project, join us! rightsindevelopment.org/news/balochi...

“In the midst of so many wars globally, it’s very important to gather, to reflect, to hug each other, to come together to see how we can build a different world.” (Camilo Bermúdez, COPINH #Honduras) bit.ly/MembersGathe...

Cases against anti-EACOP activism are skyrocketing in Uganda. Witness Radio has documented close to 60 cases in the last eight months #StopEACOP @stopeacop.bsky.social @just-stopoil.bsky.social @stopcorpabuse.bsky.social @rightsindevt.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/cases-agains...

In Isiolo county, #Kenya, #Indigenous communities are speaking out against the human rights abuses faced in the context of the conservancy areas managed by Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and taking legal actions to defend their rights. www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20...

"Our suffering from the coal-fired power plant must stop. The air we breathe threatens our health. The water we use for farming & fishing is increasingly polluted. We'll not remain silent.” (Syukur Rahmad, Executive Director - Apel Green Aceh #Indonesia) www.banktrack.org/article/indo...

"I can feel the energy, the passion, the commitment. We're heading in the right direction". 🎥In this short video, Jaybee Garganera (Alyansa Tigil Mina #Philippines), shares his impressions from our Coalition's #MembersGathering - that we held this month in Nairobi - and what gives him #hope.

A land rights defender and his wife have been arrested, charged, and sent to prison... @hrw.org @badbrad2024.bsky.social @hrcberkeley.bsky.social @fundhumanrights.bsky.social @hrc.org @wwtlc.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social @rightsindevt.bsky.social Read more: witnessradio.org/a-land-right...

Without an accountability mechanism that is fit for purpose, the AIIB will simply continue evading accountability for harming frontline communities. 🗞️ Details + more reactions from civil society groups 👇 re-course.org/newsupdates/... @rightsindevt.bsky.social #AIIBAccountabilityNow #AIIBandCSOs

#Kenya: the #Menengai geothermal project - presented as green & just - is putting lives & livelihoods at risk. As GDC announces expansion plans, our CRE community collaborators are standing up for their rights & making their voices heard👇 nation.africa/kenya/counti...

#Indonesia: on Rempang Island, a massive US $11.5 bn Chinese‑backed “eco‑city” is threatening to displace more than 7,500 Indigenous residents and has generated rising tensions on the island.

"In these moments — when billionaires want us to surrender to their manufactured doom and gloom — it becomes a radical act of self preservation to come together and feel joy for being alive on our planet Earth." 📢Our latest newsletter is out! bit.ly/NewsletterCH...