HOW CAN I HELP? Action4Justice is run almost entirely by volunteers. We need help from people with various skills to keep going and to do as much as possible to uphold rights and empower communities who most need it across the world. This includes help from lawyers, web experts, communicators and administrators. Volunteering could involve: […]
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Our Partners Action 4 Justice is a project supported by individuals and a consortium of non-governmental organisations who fight poverty injustice, and rights abuses throughout the world. Together, we recognise and promote public interest litigation as an essential strategic tool in this global struggle.
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WHAT IS ACTION4JUSTICE? A4J is a global civil society platform that was formed by a coalition of NGOs including Greenpeace, Oxfam, Transparency International, the Forest People’s Programme and IHRDA. It seeks to build capacity, redistribute legal knowledge, create partnerships between legal activists, and empower communities through the creation of an informative platform to improve access […]
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Securing Forests, Securing rights (2014): Report of the International Workshop on Deforestation and the Rights of Forest Peoples, Held in Palangka Raya, Indonesia, March 2014. Report available on website of Forest Peoples Programme.
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Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights, Climate and environment, Land rights,
A useful and practical source of anti-corruption legislation. Provides a quick and practical breakdowns of key anti-corruption legislation and companion compliance guides. Provides introductions to legislation and links to full text for a range of countries, as well as international agreements. “Policies, training, due diligence, communication, and more. Together and automated”. This online commercial source […]
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Corruption,
The Gender and Land Rights Database (GLRD) was launched by FAO in 2010 to highlight the major political, legal and cultural factors that influence the realisation of women’s land rights throughout the world. It also serves as a platform to address, discuss and provide information about gender and land issues with the support of 84 […]
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Land rights, Women’s rights,
The Caselaw Analyser was developed together with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA). It contains the case law from all regional African human rights mechanisms. The Caselaw Analyser is a web-based system for human rights litigators to research caselaw in order to prepare their cases. It allows them to easily browse […]
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights,