This report describes how people in Cambodia, India, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and elsewhere have faced reprisals from governments and powerful companies for criticizing projects financed by the World Bank and the IFC. The World Bank’s own research has long found correlations between the extent and quality of public participation in projects and the success of development projects. But this report documents how in many cases, World Bank and IFC officials failed to respond meaningfully to abuses that make a mockery out of their own stated commitments to participation and accountability...Reprisals take a variety of forms. This report documents cases where project critics and concerned community members have been the target of threats, intimidation tactics, and baseless criminal charges... [Includes response from the World Bank, IFC, Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman; refers to Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & includes response from company; also refers to New Forest Company, Shukaku]

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Shukaku to respond - the company did not respond.