World Bank Fails to Remedy Harms it Caused in Tanzania, Despite a Scathing Investigation by its Inspection Panel
Inspection Panel’s investigation confirms “critical failure” of the World Bank in planning and supervision of REGROW project, which resulted in “serious harm” to villagers in Tanzania.The project enabled the expansion of the Ruaha National Park, triggering forced evictions, and funded TANAPA rangers who committed human rights abuses in blatant violation of World Bank’s safeguards and operating procedures.The devastation wrought by the Bank’s financing impacts at least 84,000 people who face evictions.