Joint Statement on World Bank Faliure to Protect Land Rights and Prevent Impoverishment in Draft Safeguards

"... joint statement on the failure of the World Bank's draft safeguards to protect land rights and prevent impoverishment was just sent to the Committee on Development Effectiveness and other Executive Directors, with 111 signatories from around the world.  We will be sending out a media statement shortly - please help to spread it widely to journalists and social media..."

 
Signatories to the Joint Statement:
1.    Accountability Counsel
2     ACT NOW! PNG
3.    Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network
4     Africa Faith & Justice Network
5.    African Resources Watch (AFREWATCH)
6.    Aksi! – Indonesia
7.    Alyansa Tigil Mina – Philippines
8.    American Jewish World Service
9.    Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
10.  Asian Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy
11.  Association of Fisherfolk of the Gulf of Fonseca  - Honduras
12.  Anuak Justice Council
13.  Anuak Media
14.  Asian Indigenous People's Pact
15.  Bangladesh Krishok Federation - Bangladesh
16.  Bank Information Center – US
17.  Both Ends – Netherlands
18.  Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
19.  Center for International Environmental Law - US
20.  Cambodian Peace-Building Network – Cambodia
21.  Caney Fork Headwaters Association – US
22.  Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University – Australia
23.  Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers University – US
24.  Centre national de coopération au développement, CNCD-11.11.11 - Belgium
25.  Citizens for Justice – Malawi
26.  Coalition for Equitable Land Acquisitions and Development in Africa (CELADA)
27.  Cornucopia Network/NJ/TN Chapter – US
28.  CREED Alliance – Pakistan
29.  Cubit Family Foundation - Australia
30.  Cumberland Countians for Ecojustice – US
31.  Eco Foundation for Sustainable Alternatives, Rights & Responsibility Collective – India
32.  Ekta Parishad - India
33.  Equitable Cambodia – Cambodia
34.  FIAN International
35.  Focus on the Global South
36.  Food Tank: The Food Think Tank
37.  Forest Peoples Program
38.  Forum Syd
39.  Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies - Argentina
40.  Four Regions Slum Network - Thailand
41.  Friends of the Earth – US 
42.  Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación – Mexico
43.  Global Exchange
44.  Green Advocates International – Liberia
45.  Habi Center for Environmental Rights - Egypt
46.  Highlander Association – Cambodia
47.  Housing and Land Rights Network – Habitat International Coalition
48.  Housing Rights Task Force – Cambodia
49.  Human Settlement Foundation - Thailand
50.  IBON International
51.  Inclusive Development International
52.  Indigenous Peoples Links – UK
53.  Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation
54.  Institute for Policy Studies, Climate Policy Program - US
55.  Jamaa Resource Initiative – Kenya
56.  Kairos: The Center for Religious, Rights and Social Justice – US
57.  Kenya Human Rights Commission – Kenya
58.  Kenya Land Alliance - Kenya
59.  Khulumani Support Group  - South Africa
60.  Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre – Nigeria
61.  Le Cercle Pour la Défense de l'Environnement (CEDEN) – Democratic Republic of Congo
62.  Leaders and Organizations of Community Organizations in Asia (LOCOA)
63.  League of Boeung Kak Women Struggling for Housing Rights – Cambodia
64.  Local Futures/International Society for Ecology & Culture – UK
65.  London Mining Network – UK
66.  Lumière Synergie pour le Développement – Senegal
67.  MiningWatch Canada
68.  Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People – Nigeria
69.  Namati
70.  National Center for Advocacy Studies – India
71.  National Peasants Coalition of Pakistan - Pakistan
72.  Natural Justice
73.  Network of Environmental & Economic Responsibility of United Church of Christ - US
74.  Network Movement for Justice and Development – Sierra Leone
75.  Nicaragua Center for Community Action (NICCA)
76.  Ole Siosiomaga Society Incorporated – Samoa
77.  Oxfam
78.  Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum - Pakistan
79.  Planet Wheeler Foundation - Australia
80.  Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarollo
81.  Posco Pratirodh Sangram Sati - India
82.  Project on Organizing, Development, Education, and Research (PODER) - Latin America
83.  Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales (ProDESC) - Mexico
84.  Sahmakum Teang Tnaut  - Cambodia
85.  Social Justice Connection – Canada
86.  Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) - Pakistan
87.  Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia
88.  Southeast Asia Development Program
89.  The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
90.  The International Network on Displacement and Resettlement
91.  The Oakland Institute
92.  Ulu Foundation
93.  Urgewald - Germany
 
The statement is also endorsed by the following individuals: 
1.     Professor Jonathan Fox, American University - US
2.     Professor Raquel Rolnik, Universidade de São Paulo - Brazil
3.     Professor Ted Downing, University of Arizona - US
4.     Professor Naomi Rohn-Arriaza, University of California - US
5.     Associate Professor Susan Randolph, University of Connecticut - US
6.     Professor Vinodh Jaichand, Dean of the School of Law, University of the     
        Witwatersrand – South Africa
7.     Assistant Professor Dr. Usha Natarajan, The American University of Cairo –
        Egypt
8.     Barbara Rose Johnston, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Political 
        Ecology - US
9.     Joanne Bauer, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University - US
10.   Geoffrey Payne, Geoffrey Payne & Associates - UK
11.   Charles Scheiner, La’o Hamutuk, Timor Leste Institute for Development
        Monitoring and Analysis – Timor Leste
12.   Franchezca Serrano, Research Université du Québec à Montréal - Canada
13.   Evelyne Schmid – Switzerland
14.   William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com - UK
15.   Lea Jellinek – Australia
16.   Ashish Khotari, Kalpavriksh - India
17.   Axel C Ringe – US
18.   Miles Litvinoff - UK 
 
Refer to attachments for more insights.