AIIB fails to meet Indigenous communities facing threats and evictions during site visit

For the full statement in Bahasa, please click here. Mandalika, 20 June 2023:- The Indonesia-based Coalition for Monitoring Infrastructure Development and Asli Mandalika call on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to uphold its commitments for meaningful public consultation and transparency following a failed consultation meeting scheduled with members of the affected communities and NGOs… Continue reading AIIB fails to meet Indigenous communities facing threats and evictions during site visit

AIIB’s Mandalika project in Indonesia force thousands to leave their homes “What can you do when they point guns at you?’’

A large-scale tourism project in Indonesia’s Lombok Island has become a nightmare for the coastal Indigenous Sasak communities. Hundreds of families have been forced by the government and armed security forces to leave their homes for temporary resettlements unfit to support their livelihoods, while others who stand up for their rights to land, a life… Continue reading AIIB’s Mandalika project in Indonesia force thousands to leave their homes “What can you do when they point guns at you?’’