CEMSOJ

09/05/2026

From the ADB Governor’s Meeting held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. We co-organized a session with Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE) on the 5th May, titled "From Policy to Practise: Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Leadership in the Energy Transition."

Shakya Prabin, the convener of AIPNEE explained Indigenous perspectives on a just and equitable transition in Nepal, using experiences from ADB‑financed projects and Indigenous‑led energy solutions. AIPNEE is a regional network of Indigenous human rights defenders supporting communities affected by hydro-power, solar, “critical minerals” mining (such as nickel) and geothermal projects, providing technical and financial support for advocacy with international mechanisms. Since late 2023, the network has issued 25 sub‑grants to community campaigns, most related to energy transition projects.

Mr Shakya argued that many hydro-power, mining and other “green” projects have been imposed in the name of a “just energy transition” without Indigenous Peoples defining what “just” means or which minerals are truly “critical” from their perspective. He described a business‑as‑usual pattern: weak impact assessments, lack of respect for FPIC, displacement and dispossession, reprisals against defenders, and specific impacts on women and youth.

A 2024 regional conference co‑organized with REP documented these gender and youth impacts, but the convener who is also Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) Executive Director emphasized that a critical barrier is that transition projects are often shielded from criticism as “necessary” for climate action, especially in contexts like Nepal where hydro-power is framed as a path to prosperity and a climate solution despite continuing non‑recognition of Indigenous land and self‑determination rights.

You can read their call to actions from the 2024 regional conference here.. https://rightenergypartnership.org/indigenous-women-and-youth-call-for-urgent-actions-for-just-energy-tra

04/05/2026

Join us tomorrow at the 59th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting’s Civil Society Program in —on-site or online—for our session. “From Policy to Practice: Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Leadership in the Energy Transition.”

AIPNEE Convenor, will take the floor to critically examine the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) approach to renewable energy projects against Indigenous Peoples-led renewable energy initiatives - speaking to what a truly just and equitable transition must look like in practice.

📍 Venue: Expo Center 2, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
🗓️ Date: 5 May
⏰ Time: 2:30–4:00 p.m. (UTC+5)

If you are attending the ADB Annual Meeting in person, we invite you to join us at Expo Center 2. If you are joining from elsewhere, you can participate virtually-just scan the QR code on the flyer or register here: https://bit.ly/AM59CSP .

Let’s explore how Indigenous Peoples-led, community-driven renewable energy solutions can move us from policy commitments to practice on the ground.

CEMSOJ

02/05/2026

📣 From at , CEMSOJ stands firm: accountability at the Asian Development Bank must be strengthened, not softened.

🤝 Together with Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy, NGO Forum on ADB, Recourse and Accountability Counsel, CEMSOJ is engaging in a timely dialogue on the Asian Development Bank's Accountability Mechanisms Policy review.

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30/04/2026

📣 Justice delayed in Nepal: The EIB Group Complaints Mechanism and the Tanahu hydropower project

🗣️ The European Investment Bank Group Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM) is under review. As the EIB drafts its new policy, it must learn from projects that have harmed people and the environment – cases where the mechanism failed to deliver justice.

🚨 We’re calling for urgent reform. A strong grievance mechanism is key to protecting human rights and promoting climate justice.

🧠 Read our latest case study with CEE Bankwatch Network and International Accountability Project (IAP) for more recommendations for the EIB-CM policy review 👇: https://cemsoj.net/2026/04/30/justice-delayed-in-nepal-the-eib-group-complaints-mechanism-and-the-tanahu-hydropower-project/

29/04/2026

तनहुँ हाइड्रोको लापरबाहीका कारण बेलवास क्षेत्र डुवानको जोखिममा परेको भन्दै स्थानीय आन्दोलित भएका छन्। तटबन्ध निर्माणमा असमानता हुँदा बाढी बस्तीमा पस्ने गरेको सरोकार समितिले जनाएको छ। माग सम्बोधन नभए कडा आन्दोलन गर्ने चेतावनी दिइएको छ।

27/04/2026

📜 Statement of Solidarity of the Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) for the 42nd People’s Cordillera Day ✊

The Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ) of Nepal extend its warmest greetings of solidarity to the Peoples of the Cordillera and the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) as you commemorate the 42nd Annual Peoples’ Cordillera Day.

Guided by this year’s call to “Assert our Right to Land, Life, and Livelihood,” we stand with you in your continued struggle to defend ancestral lands and uphold your collective rights in the face of increasing threats from extractive industries, large-scale energy projects, and market-driven development.

From Nepal to the Cordillera and across Asia, Indigenous communities continue to face escalating threats from extractive industries, large-scale energy projects, and so-called development interventions that disregard our rights and undermine our ways of life. As echoed in past solidarity statements, these challenges are not isolated, they are part of a broader pattern of dispossession, environmental destruction, and systemic injustice confronting Indigenous Peoples globally.

CEMSOJ recognizes and honors the decades-long resistance of the Cordillera peoples, whose struggle remains a powerful symbol of Indigenous leadership, unity, and resilience. Your continued assertion of rights to land, life, and livelihood inspires movements across Asia and beyond.

On this occasion, we reaffirm our commitment to:
📌 Upholding Indigenous Peoples’ rights to lands, territories, and resources
📌 Defending the right to self-determination and FPIC
📌 Advancing just and equitable energy solutions that respect Indigenous knowledge and systems
📌 Strengthening regional solidarity in the face of escalating socio-economic and environmental injustices

We stand with you in solidarity as we continue to resist, persist, and assert your rights.

Long live the struggle of the Cordillera peoples!
Long live Indigenous Peoples’ solidarity!

In solidarity,
Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ)

Full statement here 🔗: https://cemsoj.net/2026/04/27/statement-of-solidarity-of-the-community-empowerment-and-social-justice-network-cemsoj-for-the-42nd-peoples-cordillera-day/

23/04/2026

📢 जोगिएला त गुठीको जग्गा?

📌 गत १३ वर्षदेखि सर्वोच्च अदालतमा अल्झिएको छाया सेन्टर प्रकरण फेरि निर्णायक मोडमा आइपुगेको छ। बारम्बार ‘हेर्न नमिल्ने’ सूचीमा पर्दै स्थगित हुँदै आएको गुठी जग्गा अतिक्रमणसम्बन्धी यो मुद्दाको पेशी आगामी वैशाख २४ गतेका लागि तोकिएपछि यसपटक फैसला आउने अपेक्षा बढेको छ।

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21/04/2026

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