Centre for Environmental Rights Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

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Web Name: Centre for Environmental Rights Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

WebSite: http://cer.org.za

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We are activist lawyers who work with communities and civil society organisations in South Africa to realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice. We seek a just, equitable, compassionate society which is resilient, celebrates diversity, and respects the inter-dependence between people and the environment. Case against Tendele Coal in the Supreme Court of Appeal tomorrow 2 November 2020On Tuesday, 3 November 2020 at 9:45, the Supreme Court Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear the appeal by the Global Environmental Trust and others against a 2018 judgement of the Pietermaritzburg High Court, in which that court had refused to grant an interdict application brought by the Applicants against Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and continued The killing of Somkhele environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase: A joint statement 23 October 2020Joint Media Statement “I refused to sign. I cannot sell out my people. And if need be, I will die for my people.” Tragically, grandmother Fikile Ntshangase’s words became a reality when she was gunned down in her home at Ophondweni, near Mtubatuba, on the evening of 22 October 2020. Mama Ntshangashe was the Vice-Chairperson continued CER mourns the murder of an anti-coal activist in KZN, calls for justice 23 October 2020The Centre for Environmental Rights is shocked and devastated by the murder of KwaZulu-Natal activist Fikile Ntshangase, shot dead last night at her home where she lived with her young grandson. Mam Ntshangase was the vice-chairperson of the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO), and a prominent critic of the proposed expansion of the Tendele continued New anti-SLAPP website launched by Asina Loyiko campaign 21 October 2020On 20 October 2020, the Asina Loyiko campaign launched its new website to serve as a resource and connection hub for activists confronted by SLAPP suits (strategic litigation against public participation) and other uses of the law to discourage and silence activism and free speech. The collaborative Asina Loyiko: United Against Corporate Bullying* campaign, launched in 2019, continuedFinancing Fairly: Assessing the Sustainability of Investment Policies for Development Finance Institutions in South AfricaMay 2020Legal and practical regulation of the welfare of wild animals in South AfricaSeptember 2019“We Know Our Lives Are in Danger”: Environment of Fear in South Africa’s Mining-Affected CommunitiesApril 2019The Myth of “Clean Coal”: Why Coal Can Only Ever Be DirtyJanuary 2019Water Impacts and Externalities of Coal PowerJuly 2018 Cape TownSecond Floor, Springtime Studios, 1 Scott Road, Observatory, 7925 - View Map JohannesburgFirst Floor, DJ du Plessis Building, West Campus, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, 2001 - View Map Everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that prevent pollution and ecological degradation; promote conservation; and secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. 0800 205 005 Contact the National Environmental Crimes & Incidents Hotline (24 hours) or one of the national and provincial hotlines.

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