Take a look back at a selection of some of our favorite visual storytelling moments and see which image the public have voted to be the image of the year for 2024.
2024 Image of the Year: A Cry for Justice
Brígida Huamaní cries out for justice. She, her husband, and eight other members of the Urinsaya community, in Cusco, Peru, are falsely accused of retaliation for protesting the contamination of their land by the Las Bambas copper mine. (Photo by Rosa Luz Arista Zerga)
Alumni Training in the Mekong
In the Project Cycle Management training, EarthRights School alumni from four countries in the Mekong Region participate, practice, and learn how to manage projects effectively to achieve their goals. (Photo by Chalefun Dithphudee)
Congo River School Participants Hold a Press Conference
Nathan answers follow-up questions from members of the press as he advocates for his community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Participants of the Congo River School held a press conference with media outlets to talk about the various harms their communities are facing from development, while also sharing their action plans developed at the school. (Photo by Cayla Nimmo)
International Day of Action for Rivers
The Karen communities from both sides of the Salween River, Thai environmental civil society organizations, and activists celebrate the 2024 International Day of Action for Rivers. This day of action amplified efforts by the local communities to stop the dam. (Photo by Sajapon Songsawatwong)
Indigenous Communities Testify at the IACtHR
Indigenous and tribal leaders from Louisiana, Alaska, and Colombia testify before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Manaus, Brazil, emphasizing the dire human rights repercussions of climate change in their communities. (Photo by Cayla Nimmo)
Meeting for Indigenous Women
The COPIHN Alliance (Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras), MADJ (Broad Movement for Dignity and Justice), and WLW (Women’s Link Worldwide) co-hosted a meeting of Indigenous women to build community and align their interventions before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights hearing in Manaus, Brazil, and to produce a manifesto in response to the climate crisis. (Photo by Cayla Nimmo)
Mossville Leaders Visit D.C.
Leaders of Concern Citizens of Mossville, from Mossville, Louisiana, visit Washington D.C. for meetings and a screening of the documentary “Hold the Line.” Mossville was decimated by the operations of South African petrochemical giant, Sasol. From left to right: Stafford Frank, Peggy Anthony, and Carolyn Peters. (Photo by Cayla Nimmo)
Training of the Trainers Workshop
At EarthRights’ Training of Trainers workshop, EarthRights School alumni use a board game to learn together. “Forest Karma” board games, designed by the Thai human rights activist group – Be Hinden Them, aim to chronicle Thailand’s forestry history to promote public understanding of land consumption and seek a solution for marginalized people, such as the Indigenous people who have been living and protecting the community forest for generations. (Photo by Chalefun Dithphudee)
Trial Against Las Bambas Copper Mine
Gregorio Santos speaks after the first day of the trial against him, next to EarthRights staff attorney Katherine Páucar, his defense lawyer. Mr. Santos and nine members of the Urinsaya community from Cusco, Peru, face false accusations for exercising their right to protest against the contamination of their land by the Las Bambas copper mine. (Photo by Rosa Luz Arista Zerga)
Colombian Victims Win Historic Lawsuit Against Chiquita
