IFC Settles With Victims of Palm Oil Project in Honduras
A US court has approved the plan to compensate victims of a violent land-grabbing campaign that plaintiffs argued was aided and abetted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
October 04, 2024 at 09:51 AM
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LitigationA U.S. court has approved a settlement that ends a class action brought against the World Bank's lending arm for financing a company that allegedly terrorized local families in Honduras to expand its palm oil operations.
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