The World Bank and Human Rights

The World Bank is an organization that gives loans and advice to developing countries. Their stated goal is to reduce world poverty. They have, however, been inadvertently funding human rights abuses. In Honduras, they funded a project that led to violence and killings. While in some cases they have fought against discrimination in the developing world, in others they seem to ignore it. The World Bank delayed funding to countries like Uganda after anti-gay laws were passed, but continued to give loans to Burma where the government discriminates against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group. The bank has a huge influence over the developing world, and they should use that influence and do their due diligence to ensure that there are fewer human rights violations.

For more information read this article by Human Rights Watch:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/01/world-bank-falling-short-rights