The World Bank and human rights 2015, para. 22
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- Since the early 1990s, the Bank has made numerous public relations statements affirming the importance of human rights. It has often observed that human rights and development are interrelated, insisted that its projects contribute to the fulfilment of economic, social and cultural rights, argued that its work on governance contributes to an institutional environment in which human rights can thrive, and claimed that it consistently applies "human rights principles" such as participation, in its operations. Those claims, however, are usually made in the abstract, without detailed analysis or supporting evidence. While the Nordic Trust Fund, established within the Bank, has succeeded in facilitating a more sophisticated debate, its outputs have yet to bring changes to the actual practice of the Bank.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 22
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