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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) building in Beijing. The grand
opening of the AIIB will be held in Beijing on January 16.


CHINA’S NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK NEEDS BETTER HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS

 * by Nicholas Bequelin
 * January 15, 2016




NICHOLAS BEQUELIN


Nicholas Bequelin is East Asia Director at Amnesty International, based in Hong
Kong. A former Visiting Scholar at The China Center, Yale Law School, and
previously at Human Rights Watch, he obtained...
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On January 16, the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) will meet in Beijing to formally launch its operations.

A symbol of China’s growing clout on the international scene, the AIIB attracted
57 founding members, despite initial efforts by the United States to raise
alarms about human rights and other concerns to dissuade its allies from signing
on.

The AIIB leaders have promised that the new bank will contribute positively to
addressing the region’s huge infrastructure gap and operate by the highest
standards.

The incoming AIIB president, Jin Liqun, who served as a high-ranking official at
both the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, has repeatedly stated that the
AIIB will be “clean, lean, and green.” He has denied the idea that the bank
could contribute to a “race to the bottom” among International Financial
Institutions (IFIs) by cutting corners in terms of financial, social, or
environmental standards.

A central question about what to expect from the AIIB in the future boils down
to what to expect from China, which will hold a dominant position in the bank’s
governance structure. As China-led institutions like the AIIB take on increased
responsibility in the international system, Beijing will inevitably play a role
in shaping and setting the standards that govern that system.




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WHAT WENT WRONG WITH U.S. STRATEGY ON CHINA’S NEW BANK AND WHAT SHOULD
WASHINGTON DO NOW?

Patrick Chovanec, Zha Daojiong & more
Now that much of Europe has announced its intentions to join the China-led Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), was Washington’s initial opposition a
mistake? Assuming the AIIB does get off the ground, what might it mean for
future...

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China’s own troubling human rights record—not to mention its general treatment
of civil society, respect for the environment, and protection of worker’s
rights—means there are good reasons to worry about how much the AIIB will
concern itself about possible human rights risks associated with its
investments.

The AIIB’s standard-setting process has been less than encouraging so far. Its
draft “Environmental and Social Framework” (ESF), the key document articulating
how the bank would “identify and manage environmental and social risks and
impacts” of its operations, was lacking in many respects.

As Amnesty International pointed out in its detailed submission to the AIIB, the
draft ESF made insufficient reference to existing human rights standards; had
significant gaps in terms of policies related to resettlement, labor, and gender
discrimination; failed to cover the situation of sub-contracted, third-party,
and community labor workers; and made all-important gender impact assessments of
its operations “desirable” rather than mandatory. Most worryingly, given the
track record of many IFIs in the past, the draft failed to provide adequate
guarantees on involuntary resettlement.




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International cooperation is in decline both in the political and financial
spheres. The U.N. has failed to address any of the major conflicts since the end
of the cold war; the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference left a sour
aftertaste; the...

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Perhaps even more revealing of the AIIB ethos at this point is the way the
consultation was conducted: the public consultation was limited to a mere
six-week period, conducted only in English, and conducted only through a series
of video-conferences. It’s not clear how communities who might have wanted to
participate but didn’t have English speakers or broadband Internet access were
supposed to participate. NGO calls for making the process meaningful fell on
deaf ears.

Such arrangements do little to dispel the impression that the AIIB viewed the
process as little more than a formality, which in turn raises questions about
how seriously the bank plans to undertake meaningful engagement with
stakeholders, particularly those who are the most vulnerable and marginalized.

As the bank opens for business, the ESF has been finalized but members have yet
to see it. Similarly, the disclosure policy and accountability mechanism
procedures have been drafted, but no one has seen them.

Commitment to human rights is not just a matter of good policy; it is also a
political commitment and legal obligation of all members of the AIIB, and of
states in which AIIB projects are implemented. Individually and collectively,
AIIB members have the duty to ensure that their decisions do not lead to human
rights abuses. This duty is also reflected in the U.N. Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights, which were adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council
in 2011.




MEDIA

04.02.15




‘OBAMA IS SITTING ALONE AT A BAR DRINKING A CONSOLATION BEER’

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian
Danish and Chinese netizens have just shared in a collective guffaw at America’s
expense. The online lampoonery came after Denmark announced on March 28 its
intent to join the Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank (AIIB), a China-led
initiative...

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There is certainly room for a China-led bank to play a larger role in
international development, and the arrival of the AIIB presents an opportunity
to build on past experience, improve upon the existing system, and set higher
standards for multilateral development banks.

If this is going to happen, however, the process needs to begin now. Member
countries must uphold their international law obligations and commit the AIIB to
the highest standards of transparency, in order to minimize the risk of funding
projects that may contribute to adverse human rights impacts.

Instead, respect for human rights can support sustainable, inclusive development
in order to address inequality and entrenched discrimination, ensure that
development outcomes reach the most marginalized members of society, and
increase access to justice, strengthen civic participation, and enhance
accountability.


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