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28 Jul 2014

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Bank on Human Rights

Bank on Human Rights urges World Bank to reject proposed draft & address human rights concerns

"World Bank Safeguard Draft Rolls-Back Protections for People and the Environment. Key Human Rights Concerns", 28 July 2014

We urge you to reject the proposed draft and send it back for revision to address the following fundamental flaws: 1) The new framework provides more carve-outs than coverage...2) The new framework distorts international human rights standards and undermines prevailing development institution practice...3) The new framework abrogates Bank responsibility for ensuring projects do not harm people or the  environment...4) The new framework offers little protection or recourse to project-affected communities...

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