ELAW at Hazel Wolf Film Festival, May 3

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:44:59 -0700

At this year’s Hazel Wolf Film Festival, Diana McCaulay, film producer and CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust, joins ELAW Executive Director Bern Johnson for a panel discussion: "Protecting Jamaica Through Law and Film." Clips of “Cockpit Country: Voices From Jamaica’s Heart” and “Jamaica For Sale” will be shown.

ELAW partner released from prison

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:01:17 -0700

April 8, 2008

Dear Friends,

I write with great news!

ELAW partner Netsanet Demissie was released from an Ethiopian prison on March 28, after nearly two and a half years in jail.

Protecting the Climate Through Law

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:56:43 -0800

ELAW`s Bern Johnson is interviewed on KPFK 90.7 FM (Los Angeles) Mid Day News about using courts to hold countries accountable for climate change.

Protecting Patagonia

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:14:21 -0800

February 21, 2008

Dear Friends,

Promoting Renewable Energy in Chile

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:53:59 -0800

Defending the Cacataibo

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:36:18 -0800

ELAW Exposes Cut and Paste EIA

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:08:44 -0800

January 10, 2008
Dear friends,

ELAW partner Ritwick Dutta

In theory, EIAs are supposed to help communities make good decisions about the environment. But that theory breaks down when an EIA is fraudulent!

Winning Clean Air for Kenya

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Human Rights Lawyer Marks Two Years in Ethiopia Prison

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

November 12, 2007 -- Public protests rocked Addis Ababa two years ago following a contentious election. Thousands were arrested. One hundred thirty one opposition leaders, journalists and civil society leaders faced the death penalty in a trial that began in May 2006. Currently, two years after they were arrested, ELAW partner Netsanet Demissie, and anti-poverty activist Daniel Bekele, remain in jail, awaiting their verdicts.

Last month, judges in Ethiopia`s Federal High Court again delayed their verdict.

UN Adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

September 13, 2007 — The UN General Assembly announced today the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. ELAW partner Hector Huertas attended the historic event. Hector is a Kuna Indian lawyer. He worked on the draft declaration for 10 years. He wrote from New York: "We will finally see justice for the more than 350 million indigenous peoples in the world."