Aadila holds an LLB cum laude from the University of Pretoria. She was admitted as an attorney in 2009. Prior to acting as an in-house legal advisor to listed property funds, she practised commercial litigation at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in Sandton and spent a year researching animal rights jurisprudence at the University of Saskatchewan’s school of law in Canada. Aadila joined the Centre in February 2016 and manages the Centre’s pilot wildlife project.
Last week, the Centre for Environmental Rights commenced its 2019 Rights & Remedies: A Course for Activists. The course is designed to empower participants from rural and urban areas who bear the environmental and socio-economic brunt of polluting industries operating close to their homes and places of work. The objective of the two-week course is… continued
The Centre for Environmental Rights stands in solidarity with protests against the femicide epidemic as well as against xenophobic attacks that have gripped the nation. The CER supports Sonke Gender Justice in their call for government to implement a fully funded strategic plan to combat gender based violence. CER supports The Lawyers for Human Rights’ call for all… continued
The judgment of the Pretoria High Court in favour of the civil society coalition defending a Mpumalanga Strategic Water Source Area has withstood a third attempt by mining company Atha Africa Ventures Pty Ltd to have it set aside. On 9 July 2019, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed Atha’s latest attempt… continued
A new study has shown that the doubling of air pollution standards for sulphur dioxide (SO2), proposed by the previous Environment Minister Nomvula Mokonyane in May 2019, would cause thousands of deaths on the Highveld. The study conducted by Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at Greenpeace Global Air Pollution Unit, shows that, over time, an estimated… continued
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