Topic: access to justice

Following the recent violence over natural resource use, Peru has an opportunity to balance economic development with human rights protections.

Natural-resources extractive companies are profiting financially and socially when they consult with affected communities before and during the construction of projects.

Building Laws That Work for the Poor

What is the link between the rule of law and poverty?

WHAT: The World Resources Institute and the Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (CLEP), will discuss a new global survey of

While many national governments have made real progress in honoring their 1992 Rio Earth Summit commitments to better include the public in environmental decisions, a new book released here today in honor of World Environment Day finds that all the countries studied have fallen short in some aspect.