Public Statements

Ahead of the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee, the Oakland Institute calls upon the Committee to confront the ongoing human rights violations against the Maasai in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA).

Today, we draw attention to new developments in our struggles for justice, as we continue to raise our voices in solidarity until Socfin and its shareholders fulfil their obligations to put an end to ongoing human rights abuses.

Aujourd'hui, nous souhaitons attirer l'attention sur de nouveaux développements dans notre lutte pour la justice. Nous continuerons de faire entendre nos voix en solidarité jusqu'à ce que Socfin et ses actionnaires remplissent leurs obligations et mettent fin aux violations continues des droits humains.

In its push to become “bigger and better” the World Bank Group commissioned a Task Force to explore integrating its three accountability mechanisms. Critics warn the move could undermine the independence and effectiveness of the Inspection Panel. Amid all debate, it cannot be ignored that the current system is critically flawed and lacks real accountability for communities devastated by Bank projects.

Amidst the illegal occupation, apartheid and ongoing genocide in Palestine, we – the undersigned civil society organizations and human rights advocates – express our unequivocal denunciation of the World Bank's role in advancing an unlawful plan for 'reconstruction' in Gaza that fails to acknowledge the internationally recognized and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and freedom from foreign occupation, as well as to redress and reparations.

The world’s largest pension fund has revealed that it sold its shares in the Bolloré group, a powerful French conglomerate, due to unresolved concerns about “serious human rights violations” at a plantation company partly owned by the group.

Request that the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council take the following steps: Immediate Moratorium, Independent Audit, Suspension of Resettlement, Restitution.

Trump is using tariffs and trade threats to bully other countries in order to maintain US global power. Even though existing trade rules were shaped by US corporations, recently this hasn’t been enough to guarantee US dominance, so Trump is turning to brute force. To do so, he has exploited working people’s real frustrations with the current trading system to forcibly remake the international economy in the interests of US big business.

The Oakland Institute strongly condemns the Tanzanian government’s descent into violent authoritarianism, with its recent deadly crackdown on citizens protesting the sham national elections.

Following the one-year anniversary of the historic protest waged by Maasai communities in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), the Oakland Institute calls on the Tanzanian government to respect their rights to land and life and end mass eviction plans.