2014 Sir Henry Brooke Award

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The Sir Henry Brooke Award is awarded annually by the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk CIO, in honour of the life and legacy of Sir Henry Brooke (1936 – 2018), barrister at Fountain Court Chambers, Lord Justice of Appeal and founder of the Alliance. The winner of the 2014 Sir Henry Brooke Award is the Colombian environmental and human rights lawyer, Mr Adil José Meléndez Marquez.

Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg joins Ford Foundation as a senior fellow

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13 FEBRUARY 2024 Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on LinkedIn Creative Commons Ford Foundation awards fellowship to renowned advocate and scholar to support the foundation’s work on women’s leadership

Oxfam reaction to the Dutch court's decision to stop military exports to Israel

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Published: 12th February 2024 Learn more GAZA CRISIS APPEAL Crisis in Gaza Oxfam Novib, together with PAX, and the Rights Forum organizations, has won a lawsuit against the Dutch Government for exporting arms to Israel that are being used in the war in Gaza.

Apply to join Spring: PRI’s new stewardship initiative for nature

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Date: Thursday, 22 February 2024 Time: 09:00 - 10:00 GMT Platform: BrightTALK

SKOLL WORLD FORUM 2024 UPDATE

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SKOLL WORLD FORUM UPDATE The 2024 Skoll World Forum will take place April 9–12.

Operationalizing Remedy for Financial Institutions with the Equator Principles Association

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October 2022: On 25 October the Equator Principles Association (EPA) released A SUITE OF NEW DUE DILIGENCE TOOLS designed to enhance access to grievance mechanisms and enable effective remedy in project finance transactions.

DEMOCRACYNEXT: Six ways to democratise city planning - Enabling thriving and healthy cities

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DemocracyNext published today a paper on Six Ways to Democratise City Plannng, available now at our website in English, Spanish and French. The paper is the result of nine months of consultations with a task force of experts in deliberative democracy, planners, architects, urbanists, city government officials, investors, developers, and civil society organisations.

Registration: Strategic Litigation Impact Report Webinar, 15th Feb, 2024

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The Freedom Fund (FF) is organizing a webinar on Strategic litigation that is an important tool used by rightsholders, civil society organisations, and human rights defenders around the world to hold corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses.

PRI introduces Progression Pathways, a step-by-step journey to support progress on responsible investment practices

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London — Today, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) launched the co-design process for the Progression Pathways, a step-by-step journey for PRI signatories on responsible investment practices. The PRI is committed to co-designing the pathways with its signatory base to ensure that they respond to investor needs and preferences. It will be optional for signatories to adopt the pathways.

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