December 9, 2021South Africa’s Youth Take on Coal and the Climate Crisis A new lawsuit seeks to prevent the expansion of coal generation in South Africa.
July 2, 2020An Attempt to Silence Environmental Activism in South Africa This mining company's defamation suit is a classic example of a strategic lawsuit against public participation.
July 8, 2019A Fight for the Right to Breathe Begins in South Africa South African environmental justice advocates are suing the government to force it to clean up the air in the country’s Mpumalanga Highveld region.
December 7, 2018Canada As Ugly Neighbor: Mines in B.C. Would Devastate Alaskan Tribes Southeast Alaskan Tribes have brought a human rights petition against Canada to protect the fish at the center of their cultures.
November 22, 2016Environmental Defenders Are Under Threat in Bangladesh As Bangladeshis step up their efforts to stop a harmful coal-fired power plant, the government is clamping down on their human rights.
March 14, 2016Who Protects the Protectors like Berta Cáceres? The brutal murder of Honduran indigenous and land rights defender Berta Cáceres brings into focus the dangers that activists face worldwide. (Spanish language version available.)