We are activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations in South Africa realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice.
The Centre for Environmental Rights is now accepting applications for candidate attorneys for 2019-2021, commencing articles on 1 February 2019, based in our Cape Town office. We are looking for bright law graduates from historically disadvantaged groups who have a special interest in and passion for the environment and environmental justice, and using the law… continued
The Minister of Energy on Friday reiterated government’s intention to proceed with the procurement of expensive, dirty electricity from two independent coal power plants – despite compelling evidence about the disastrous impacts these plants would have for South Africa. Last week, the Energy Research Centre (ERC) released a report proving that the two new coal plants,… continued
The Centre for Environmental Rights stands with and supports victims of sexual harassment. We care about equality and justice, and evidence of sexual harassment in the public interest sector is painful and distressing. The events of the past few weeks have reminded us how prevalent sexual harassment is – both in our society, and in… continued
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