CMI! Extractives Toolkit Behind the Scenes of Extractives: Money, Power and Community Resistance
Big corporations running extractive projects around the world violate human rights and deny communities access to their own land and territory. Human rights defenders face a lot of violence when they try to resist. The murder of a feminist land defender spurred the Count Me In! consortium to embark on a research to better understand and reveal […]
Calling on NGOs and governments to express solidarity and take action in support of women land defenders
Among women human rights defenders (WHRDs), those defending ancestral lands, waters, and territories are one of the groups at highest risk. Their opposition to large-scale extractive projects results in threats, criminalisation, sexual assault, and lethal violence. In an effort to support their leadership and safety, the Count Me In! consortium, whose member organisations support and […]