Accountability Counsel amplifies the voices of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment. As advocates for people harmed by internationally financed projects, we employ community driven and policy level strategies to access justice.
Impact
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Communities Supported142
Our impact includes redesigned projects that now reflect community needs, harm stopped and prevented to defend water resources, and agreements resulting in compensation.
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Institutions Influenced162
We advocate for investors to create accountability offices that are independent, transparent, fair, and effective. We have improved policy and practice at development institutions, commercial banks, UN agencies, and within the OECD.
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Complaints Tracked2,000+
We created and maintain the Accountability Console, a comprehensive database of community complaints filed with independent accountability mechanisms about the impacts of internationally financed projects.
News
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16 July, 2025Post Financing for Development, Multilateral Development Banks Must Change Course
The recent Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain – the first in 10 years – resulted in a call for multilateral development banks to triple their financing to meet the massive shortfall in development finance. If we really want sustainable development, any efforts to increase MDB activities should be met with an increased commitment to accountability and remedy to local communities. -
16 July, 2025Press Release: AIIB misses its chance to be accountable to local communities
Press release. [Multiple Locations, July 16, 2025]— Civil society groups and experts in rights and public accountability have hit out at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for failing to meet international standards in its latest accountability policy. Published shortly after the AIIB’s annual meeting in Beijing (24–26 June), the… -
16 July, 2025
The Draft Revised Project Affected People’s Mechanism Policy still falls short of international good practice by a margin
How has a relatively robust review process resulted in such a disappointing outcome? We can only guess that the answer lies in what has been described by the MD-CEIU as a consensus building process between the PPM and AIIB management as directed by the Bank’s shareholders. Unfortunately, this process seemingly has favored management’s desire to limit the outcomes of the review. -
4 July, 2025Nepal: Civil society report alleges that Indigenous Peoples rights were denied in hydropower project development
The new report exposes how development banks and the Nepalese government have systematically failed to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in four major hydropower projects. -
1 July, 2025Strengthening IAMs: Lessons from Palm Oil Accountability
Why do palm oil complaints yield more results than other agribusiness cases? This article traces a landmark struggle in Indonesia and examines the key role civil society support may play in turning accountability processes into real world outcomes.
