NEW DELHI (25 September 2007) – The four day

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Independent Peoples Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank in India concluded here today hearing numerous depositions indicting the Bank's policy and project interventions in India. Over six hundred people from communities, social movements, research institutes, NGOs and universities attended the proceedings. The Tribunal, supported by the Jawaharlal University's Teachers Association and Students' Union was held in the university premises.   [More]

NEW DELHI (22 September 2007) – Today is the second day of the Independent Peoples Tribunal on the World Bank Group in India, which got underway at New Delhi yesterday at a packed auditorium at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).   [More]

NEW DELHI (21 September 2007) – The Independent Peoples Tribunal on the World Bank Group in India got underway at New Delhi today at a packed auditorium at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The 4 day event is being organised by a coalition of over 60 groups in collaboration with the JNU Students Union and Teachers Association. Activists, academicians, policy analysts and project affected communities are expected to present their analysis on the World Bank in over 26 sectors to an expert jury. The tribunal will run from today till 24 September. The opening jury members at today's panel included eminent historian Romila Thapar, Former Supreme Court Justice P B Sawant, Former Maharastra High Court Justice Suresh, Former Planning Commission member S P Shukla, Scientist Meher Engineer, Former Water Secretary Ramaswamy Iyer, Economist Amit Bhaduri and Mexican Economist Alejandro Nadal.   [More]

NEW DELHI (20 September 2007) – 500 academics, activists and experts on the World Bank including experts from abroad such as Alejandro Nadal, Professor, Colejio de Mexico, and Bruce Rich, Executive Director, will gather at JNU (21 - 24 September) at the "Independent People's Tribunal on the World Bank Group in India", and will hear experts and victims give testimonies on the role of World Bank in India.   [More]

NEW DELHI (13 September 2007) – On 21 September 2007, hundreds of people will assemble in New Delhi to put the World Bank on trial. In four days of parallel sessions in front of more than a dozen judges, people from all walks of life will air their grievances against one of the world's most powerful institutions. In convening an Independent People's Tribunal on the World Bank in India, they are attempting to do more than simply rally another protest against injustice.   [More]

NEW DELHI (27 August 2007) – The scandal-ridden World Bank, recently in the headlines for a corruption scandal involving then-President Wolfowitz, will face deep scrutiny when the Independent People's Tribunal on the World Bank in India opens next month in New Delhi. More than 50 groups from around India will assemble before an international jury to present their grievances against World Bank projects and policies.   [More]

NEW DELHI (4 May 2007) – Amidst the world-wide media blitz on the Wolfowitz corruption scandal regarding his girlfriend's pay raise, community organizations in India are questioning a far deeper level of World Bank credibility: the sincerity of and deliverance on its stated goal of poverty alleviation. From 21-24 September at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, groups from around India will question and analyse the Bank's impact on the nation.   [More]

NEW DELHI (2 May 2007) – The decision by President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to pull his country out of the World Bank and IMF has renewed questions among Southern nations about the legitimacy of these institutions. In India, a broad coalition of community-based organizations has launched an Independent Peopleás Tribunal on the World Bank to evaluate the global lender and demand accountability.   [More]