The World Bank is funding projects that are detrimental to human rights, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). It says the bank "lacks adequate checks" to ensure that its projects are not harming the rights of people affected by the projects. The report cites projects in areas where there was alleged ill-treatment and forcible relocation of villagers. The World Bank said it is dedicated to "reducing poverty and protecting people in the projects we finance". In Vietnam, the HRW report said, the World Bank had funded projects in drug detention centres where ill-treatment had been documented. "Human rights due diligence is not about naming and shaming governments in need of development funds," said Jessica Evans, senior advocate on international financial institutions at Human Rights Watch. "It is the process of looking at the effect of the World Bank's lending or other support on human rights, and figuring out how to avoid or mitigate human rights risks."....Read more here