Social Justice Connection

Referring to Murdered Activist, World Bank President Says Such Incidents Are Unavoidable in Hydro Projects

LogoIn the video record of a talk in New York on April 6, in which there was discussion about Berta Cáceres, the Honduran activist who had opposed a hydro project and was murdered in March, the president of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Kim, said "You cannot do the kind of work we are trying to do and not have some of these incidents happen."

Religious Leaders Join in Asking World Bank President Kim to Support Human Rights

LogoReligious leaders of various faiths have joined together in a letter to World Bank President Kim asking that the organization adopt a human rights policy. The World Bank distributes billions of dollars every year with no obligation to international human rights law and does not require human rights impact assessments in its projects.

Journalists' Organizations Ask World Bank President Kim to Support Human Rights

LogoJournalists and other advocates for freedom of expression around the world are calling on World Bank President Kim to embrace a human rights policy for the organization. The World Bank distributes billions of dollars every year with no obligation to international human rights law and does not conduct assessments to identify human rights impact.