Evictions and Human Rights Abuses Continue under AusAID Railways Project

Apr 11, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS

AusAID and the Asian Development Bank have been co-funding a project to rehabilitate the railway lines since 2009. The project has been described as a defacto privatisation project for the benefit of an Australian-linked consortium, which includes Toll Holdings and a...

MEDIA RELEASE – Suspension of Cambodian Railway Project Welcomed by AID/WATCH: Carr must visit resettlement sites for himself

Apr 11, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS

‘We welcome the suspension but the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Cambodia and AusAID must stop relocations and use this time to fully investigate the problems of resettlement with the project’ said Co-Director of AID/WATCH Liz...

Australian Multilateral Assessment

Apr 4, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS

Tracking the Independent Review: Measuring up the MultilateralsThe Australian Government’s Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness recommended an assessment of the multilateral organisations that the Government funds as part of Australia’s aid program. In...

Negotiators reach consensus on global land governance guidelines

Mar 15, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS

Negotiators in Rome have agreed on a proposed set of voluntary global guidelines on responsible governance of land tenure and access rights to land, fisheries and forest resources.The proposals will be sent to the UN’s committee on world food security for final...

Opposition calls for dramatic increase in Afghan aid

Mar 13, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS

Usually careful to support the government’s position on Afghanistan, Senator David Johnston told the National Times he doesn’t believe ”anyone is critically analysing that civilian side of the (international) operation”.On Australia’s aid...

Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights

Mar 1, 2012 | GENERAL NEWS, IN THE NEWS, PAST CAMPAIGNS

Read our report here: http://www.aidwatch.org.au/publications/aidwatch-newsletter-1and read the verdict of the UN here: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41398&Cr=Bangladesh&Cr1 Open-pit coal mine project in Bangladesh threatens human rights...