On 13 December 2018 at 6.30 PM at SEA Junction, EarthRights International (ERI) will launch a report on this global concern and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.  The report titled “Fighting Back: A Global Protection Strategy for Earth Rights Defenders” analyzes the root causes of the issue and outlines the components of an effective global regime for the protection of activists working to defend the rights of local communities to land and water and control of their traditional territories.

 

Photo by Rosalia Sciortino and Tipakson Manpati