The Judgement

First and foremost, the evidence and depositions we have witnessed presents a disturbing and shocking picture of increased and needless human suffering since 1991 among hundreds of millions of India's poorest and most disadvantaged in rural areas and in the cities.

 
It is clear to us that a significant number of Indian government policies and projects financed and influenced by the World Bank have contributed directly and/or indirectly to this increased impoverishment and suffering. All this has taken place while a minority of India's population that constitutes the middle class and rich has enjoyed the fruits of an economic boom. More  |   View Jury Bios

 
Video from the tribunal
Amit Bhaduri
 
Meher Engineer
Ramaswamy Iyer
 
Bruce Rich
 
Aruna Roy
 
Arundhati Roy
 
Justice P.B. Sawant
 
S.P. Shukla
 
Sulak Sivaraksa
 
Justice Suresh
Chief Justice Mrs. KK Usha
 

Audio/Video
Arvin Kejriwal -Delhi Water Privatization
 
Amit Bhaduri - Response to the World Bank
 
Madhura Swaminathan - World Bank and Food Security
 
 
The Bank Response

World Bank Comments on Tribunal Charges from its Web Site
 
The Bank's explanation for non-participation
 
The Tribunal Responds to the Bank's Statements