January 2021 News

Annual Global Justice Conference 2020 "Building Back Better: Reducing Vulnerabilities, Strengthening Justice"

took place 12-15 November 2020. Its main themes were (i) COVID-19 and its Unequal Impacts; (ii) Environmental Crisis; (iii) Historical Oppression, Colonialism, & Racism Today; (iv) Social & Economic Vulnerabilities, Universal Safety Net & Basic Income, Right to Development &

Chevron's "Amazon Chernobyl" Disaster in Ecuador: Lessons from the Frontlines

Poynter Seminar with Khadija Sharife Friday, 12 February 2021, 11:30am EST The historic $9.5 billion pollution judgment won by Amazon communities in Ecuador against Chevron was the result of a substantive legal battle that has attracted the attention of legal scholars, Nobel Laureates, human rights