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.
CAPE TOWN: In an open letter to the Presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa, activist lawyers, civil society and community organisations call on government leaders to consider the environmental and health impacts of extractive and pollutant industries ahead of the SA Investment Conference which gets underway in Johannesburg this week. They demand that only responsible investors be… continued
In July 2019, the Centre for Environmental Rights released a report as part of CER’s Full Disclosure series, on eight large coal mining companies operating in Mpumalanga, uncovering many cases of significant non-compliance with their water use licences. The report illustrated how a failure by the Department of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation (the ‘Department’)… continued
In the wake of a new bout of load-shedding, the long-overdue Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP) was finally published for implementation today – following nearly a year of deliberations, behind closed doors, at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). The Life After Coal Campaign (LAC) and Greenpeace Africa (GP) are appalled to… continued
Last month The Centre for Environmental Rights held its 2019 Rights & Remedies: A Course for Activist. 15 activists participated in a two-week long course that empowers individuals actively pushing back against destructive industries in their communities and furnishes them with the tools to defend their environmental rights. Since its inception, the course capacitates participants… continued
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