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 Supported132
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 Influenced95
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 Tracked1,801
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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6 September, 2024Social Risks of MDB-backed Projects Going Unnoticed
Lack of community consultation and accountability frameworks undermining efforts to fund a just transition, campaigners argue. -
3 September, 2024New Export Feature to Download Complaint Data
Experience faster, more reliable data exports on the Console with our new asynchronous export feature – optimized for large volumes of data and seamless analysis. -
28 August, 2024Rio Tinto-linked mine still not fulfilling promises to Mongolian herders
Today, compliance researchers and herders say two-thirds of the mine’s commitments are complete and or in progress, but complain of slow progress with the remainder, including the all-important issue of access to clean water. -
23 August, 2024
The Cost of Rio Tinto Profits
Investors must pay attention to the mining major’s negative social and environmental impacts, argues Julio Castor Achmadi, Communities Associate at Accountability Counsel. -
20 August, 2024The World Bank’s Accountability System Must Reform: Experts Map Out How
The World Bank just marked its 80th anniversary. That’s as good a time as any to chart a new course on accountability by implementing expert and community recommendations to improve the way it handles reports of environmental and human rights harms.
