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Brunswick County Commits to Submitting a Grant to Expand Water Access After Community Pressure in Historically Black Neighborhoods
After many years of continued advocacy and public pressure stirred by the community along with EarthRights and other organizations, the County has finally agreed to apply for a federal grant for the Albright/Brown Road neighborhood and a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) grant for the Mulberry Road neighborhood in September 2025. The…
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Inter-American Court Links Climate Emergency to Human Rights Obligations
On May 29, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) adopted Advisory Opinion OC-32/25 on “Climate Emergency and Human Rights.” The advisory opinion sets a major legal precedent by framing climate change as a human rights issue and strengthening state responsibilities to protect both people and environmental defenders. This historic declaration from the IACtHR…
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How a Cambodian Community Is Defending Its Land and Future
A Community in Cambodia continues to stand its ground amidst growing threats to their land and environment from liquified natural gas (LNG) and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects. Over the past 3 years, residents have set up an independent monitoring system, mapped their resources, pushed for the disclosure of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) of development…
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Strengthening Multistakeholder Support for Environmental Defenders
Human rights defenders who speak up about pollution, land rights, and other environmental issues often experience high levels of violence and criminalization. The perpetrators of these attacks tend to possess significant economic, political, or military power within their home countries. In these cases, foreign embassies, multinational corporations, and international institutions can play a key role…
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3 Stories that Prove the Power of Training and Building Networks of Defenders in Latin America
All around the world, human and environmental rights defenders drive civil society movements in their countries. They challenge powerful actors and engage communities—often those with limited awareness or capacity to advocate for their own rights—to build momentum for change. Despite facing significant threats and risks, these defenders remain committed to protecting both people and the…
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30 years challenging Big Oil in Myanmar: Pioneering corporate accountability litigation and cutting off revenues to Myanmar junta
EarthRights began its journey by working with communities to hold fossil fuel companies to account for human rights abuses in Myanmar. 30 years on, we continue to challenge the complicity of companies that are enabling the Myanmar junta’s crimes. We do so by advocating for targeted sanctions on key industries that fuel the military regime,…
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Honduran farmers hold the International Finance Corporation accountable for funding a palm oil company linked to violence
The landmark lawsuit that led to a historic settlement agreement in favor of Honduran farmers In 2024, families in the Bajo Aguán Valley of Honduras reached a multi-million dollar class action settlement agreement with the World Bank’s private lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This is the first time any international finance institution (IFI)…
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U’wa Victory Signals Turning Point for Environmental and Indigenous Justice
After three decades of resistance and the pursuit of justice, the U’wa people achieved a historic ruling that recognizes their rights to participate in cultural life, a healthy environment, access to information, a dignified life, and collective property. In an unprecedented decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) upheld the territorial, cultural, and environmental…
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EarthRights joins amicus brief filed before the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v. Cisco Systems
Last week, together with a coalition of twelve international human rights organizations, we submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Doe v. Cisco Systems, Inc., a case alleging that the U.S. network technology company aided and abetted serious human rights abuses against practitioners of Falun Gong in China. Specifically, Cisco is alleged…
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Challenging Green Grabs: How a Young Lawyer from Laos Found His Voice
When Pay thinks about his home in northern Laos, his thoughts immediately drift to the land that has safeguarded communities like his for generations. For him, it is not just a place of belonging, but the center of every struggle his community faces. “In my community, I work closely with the land. The problems we…
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