Now in its Seventh Edition, the Accountability Resource Guide addresses tools for redressing human rights and environmental violations by international financial institutions, export promotion agencies and private corporate actors. 
The Guide is designed to be used in conjunction with Accountability Counsel trainings. The Guide is also available in Hindi and Telugu.
About the Guide:
The purpose of the Guide is to provide information for people who are, or who may be, harmed by projects sponsored by:
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•international financial institutions (such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, and regional development banks);
About Accountability Mechanisms:
Although each financial institution operates differently, in general, accountability mechanisms:
•receive complaints from people harmed, or likely to be harmed, by the institution or by the corporation using a bank’s financing;
•determine whether the complaint is eligible under the mechanism’s rules; and then, if it is eligible, the accountability mechanism may
•resolve the dispute through mediation, fact-finding or other methods; and/or
•investigate whether the institution’s own policies or procedures have been violated by the institution and whether those violations have caused or are likely to cause harm to people or the environment.
•Finally, the accountability mechanism issues a public report with their findings of the investigation and recommendations, if any.
•In general, the institution’s President or Board of Directors has the final say about what will be done about the project.
*Materials on this website have been prepared by Accountability Counsel for informational purposes only and do not constitute advertising, a solicitation, or legal advice. Transmission of the materials and information contained herein is not intended to create, and receipt thereof does not constitute formation of, an attorney-client relationship.
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•export credit and governmental agencies (such as the U.S. Government’s agency, OPIC, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation); and
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•multi-national corporations.
The Guide is intended to assist community leaders, lawyers, NGOs and individuals in determining what rights they have and how to file a complaint when those rights have been or may be violated. The Guide also discusses information disclosure rules at the international financial institutions.
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