Join us in congratulating Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. Today, Rizwana received a 2022 International Women of Courage Award from U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden.
Join us in congratulating Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. Today, Rizwana received a 2022 International Women of Courage Award from U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden.
The world is drowning in single-use plastic. Sea turtles strangled by six-pack rings and whales with bellies full of discarded plastic show that it’s a marine pollution problem. But the problem really starts on land.
The world is drowning in single-use plastic. Sea turtles strangled by six-pack rings and whales with bellies full of discarded plastic show that it’s a marine pollution problem. But the problem really starts on land.
We all need clean fresh water, but poor waste management, polluting industries, paving wetlands, and the climate
crisis are leading to severe water shortages in India, South Africa, and beyond. All over the world, citizens are speaking
out for clean fresh water.
We all need clean fresh water, but poor waste management, polluting industries, paving wetlands, and the climate
crisis are leading to severe water shortages in India, South Africa, and beyond. All over the world, citizens are speaking
out for clean fresh water.
Thousands of tons of single-use plastic are thrown away in Bangladesh every year, with countless plastic bags, bottles, cups, plates and straws making their way into the ocean. ELAW partner Syeda Rizwana Hasan and the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) are making real progress reining in this plastic peril.
Thousands of tons of single-use plastic are thrown away in Bangladesh every year, with countless plastic bags, bottles, cups, plates and straws making their way into the ocean. ELAW partner Syeda Rizwana Hasan and the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) are making real progress reining in this plastic peril.
Last week, ELAW partners in South Africa shared their latest victory: South Africa’s Constitutional Court slammed one door shut on plans to build a new coal mine inside an Mpumalanga Protected Area.
Last week, ELAW partners in South Africa shared their latest victory: South Africa’s Constitutional Court slammed one door shut on plans to build a new coal mine inside an Mpumalanga Protected Area.
We are pleased to announce that our photo essay collection is now available online! Enjoy 12 inspiring stories of communities around the world fighting for a healthy environment, and winning.
We are pleased to announce that our photo essay collection is now available online! Enjoy 12 inspiring stories of communities around the world fighting for a healthy environment, and winning.
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is thrilled to learn that Abu Bakar Siddique, who was abducted April 16, 1014, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been returned. Abu Bakar Siddique is the husband of ELAW partner Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the winner of the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award and the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize, and the leader of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA).
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is thrilled to learn that Abu Bakar Siddique, who was abducted April 16, 1014, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been returned. Abu Bakar Siddique is the husband of ELAW partner Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the winner of the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award and the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize, and the leader of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA).
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner and Goldman Prize winner Rizwana Hasan at the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association has worked tirelessly to protect the human rights of ship breakers and safeguard fragile beaches.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner and Goldman Prize winner Rizwana Hasan at the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association has worked tirelessly to protect the human rights of ship breakers and safeguard fragile beaches.
