Farmers sue World Bank lending arm over alleged violence in Honduras
by Claire Provost from Environment | The Guardian on (#2F5RM)
Complaint lodged with US federal court claims World Bank's private sector lending arm is 'knowingly profiting from the financing of murder'
Peasants in Honduras have sued a branch of the World Bank over its financing of the corporation Dinant, which has vast palm oil plantations in Bajo Aguin valley in the country's north. Lawyers for the farmers say they are seeking compensation for alleged attacks and killings, including actions by the company's private security forces.
Attorneys for the NGO EarthRights International (ERI) filed the suit on the farmers' behalf on Tuesday, at a US federal court in Washington DC, where the World Bank is headquartered.