- THE REQUEST The Request for Inspection was submitted on July 12, 2022, by 83 community members living in the Project area in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. The Requesters asked the Panel to keep their identities confidential and authorized three representatives from India to represent them in the Panel process. The Requesters claimed that they had suffered or may suffer…
- THE REQUEST On October 31, 2023, two community members from Hilla Condji, Grand Popo, Benin, submitted the Request for Inspection. On December 9, 2022, the Panel received an additional 117 signatures from community members in support of the Request. The Requesters, who wished to remain anonymous, designated four community members to represent them in the Panel process. The…
- THE REQUEST On June 20, 2023, a Request for Inspection was submitted by two individuals from Tanzania. The Requesters have asked the Inspection Panel to keep their identities confidential due to fear of retaliation. They have asked the Oakland Institute to be their advisor in the Panel process. CASE DESCRIPTION The Requesters allege that the Bank-…
- The Inspection Panel is committed to promoting transparency by disclosing Panel's case-related documents to the public. Ensuring openness and accountability in its case work, The Panel has been diligently publishing all case-related documents on Panel's dedicated case pages on its website. To enhance transparency and engagement, the Inspection Panel has recently introduced a new…
- This case pertained to the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Project activities in Togo only and covered two of its subprojects—the Combined Coastal Protection Works (consisting of the rehabilitation of existing groynes and the construction of new ones) and the Emergency Protection Measures (consisting of the construction of concrete-pipe walls in six locations). THE REQUEST…
- THE REQUEST The Request for Inspection was submitted on October 18, 2021, by 49 community members living in the Project area in Nepal. On November 17, 2021, the Panel received a letter signed by 51 community members designating an advocate from the Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) to represent them. The Requesters asked the Panel to…
- THE REQUEST The Request for Inspection was submitted on June 30, 2022, by two community members living in the Project area in Cameroon. On July 18, 2022, an additional 99 Requesters from communities and socio-professional organizations in the Project area authorized IFI Synergy—a coalition of local civil society organizations (CSOs), including Green Development Advocates (GDA),…
- THE REQUEST The Request for Inspection was submitted on December 19, 2022, by four Requesters who stated they are the leaders of four “Centrales Chiquitanos” (organizations of Chiquitano Indigenous People) in the Chiquitania region of eastern Bolivia. They engaged two local civil society organizations to represent them and authorized the Bank Information Center – a US-based…
- THE REQUEST On June 20, 2023, two individuals from Tanzania submitted a Request for Inspection. They asked the Inspection Panel to keep their identities confidential due to fear of retaliation. They asked the Oakland Institute, a US-based non-governmental organization, to be their advisor in the Panel process. CASE DESCRIPTION The Request alleged that…
- THE REQUEST The Request for Inspection was submitted on August 27, 2023, by 31 individuals from the Project area of Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam. This is the second Request concerning this Project; the Panel received a first Request on December 27, 2022, which was not registered. In November 2023, during the Panel’s eligibility visit , community members…