Victories
Our lawyers, campaigners, and storytellers have protected people and the planet over profits for more than 25 years. Here’s what we’ve accomplished.
EARTHRIGHTS AT A GLANCE
EarthRights combines the power of law with the power of people through local-to-global collaboration and networks.
MITHARSUU CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND JUSTICE
Unveiled in 2017, the Mitharsuu Center is a residential learning center and global hub in Southeast Asia for strategic organizing, training, movement-building, and leadership-development for earth rights activists. This one-of-a-kind center represents years of planning and collaboration between EarthRights, partners, and local communities.
RECENT GLOBAL VICTORIES
Our global efforts to prevent and expose human rights abuses.
WATER PROTECTORS PREVAIL IN LINE 3 BLOCKADE CASE
In September 2022, a Minnesota court ruling permanently lifts police blockade of Indigenous-led protest space.
APPELLATE COURT REVIVES HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST CHIQUITA
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that several families suing Chiquita Brands International for its role in funding paramilitary death squads in Colombia can proceed toward a jury trial.
MEKONG: Amplifying Indigenous Voices on Climate Change
EarthRights hosted a 10-month-long series of workshops and events designed to add technical storytelling capacity for frontline Indigenous defenders in the region.
A HISTORY OF SUCCESS
When human rights are traded for corporate rights, communities and the environment suffer. Our lawyers, campaigners, and trainers have been protecting people and planet for more than 25 years.
