...Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the World Bank has approved the Indonesia’s government loan of $ 216.5 million from each agency, for the National Slum Upgrading Project / NSUP program which will target 153 cities and one province of Special Capital Region of Jakarta...For civil societies this program Kotaku potentially violates the basic rights of citizens, and causes the poorest people become poorer than before. The reason is based on the following condition...Absence of Meaningful Consultations...Violation of AIIB & BD Gender Conditions...Potential Displacement (Eviction) In the Project...Change in Risk Category from A to B...The Use of Country System Safeguard (CSS)...Given the potentially significant impacts on local communities and the environment, this project must be returned to its original Category A status...
We note that, already, as of November 2016, civil society organizations which have voiced concerns about the NSUP project and World Bank and AIIB involvement have begun to experience terror and intimidation in Indonesia, including direct threats of personal harm...