At your own risk : reprisals against critics of World Bank Group projects /
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Author / Creator: | Evans, Jessica (Jessica M.), author. |
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Imprint: | [New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2015]. ©2015 |
Description: | 1 online resource (144 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10309782 |
Varying Form of Title: | Global : at your own risk Reprisals against critics of World Bank Group projects |
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Other authors / contributors: | Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body. |
ISBN: | 9781623132491 (pdf) 1623132495 (pdf) |
Notes: | "June 19, 2015"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Jessica Evans, senior researcher and advocate on international financial institutions at Human Rights Watch"--Page 134. Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Human Rights Watch, viewed June 22, 2015). |
Summary: | "This 144-page report details how governments and powerful companies have threatened, intimidated, and misused criminal laws against outspoken community members who stand to be displaced or otherwise allegedly harmed by projects financed by the World Bank and its private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The World Bank and IFC have failed to take adequate steps to help create a safe environment in which people can express concern or criticism about projects funded by the Bank Group without risk of reprisal, Human Rights Watch found"--Publisher's description. |
Other form: | Print version. |
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