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2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa
Access to Justice
SLAPP Suits
Slander/libel/defamation
Decision from the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape Division, Cape Town) asserting that "[c]orporations should not be allowed to weaponise our legal system against the ordinary citizen and activists in order to intimidate and silence them" and recognizing "the SLAPP suit defense."
2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa
SLAPP Suits
2017
North America
Canada
SLAPP Suits
Slander/libel/defamation
A court summarily dismissed a defamation action brought against a community member who posted concerns on Facebook about potential contamination from a nearby gravel pit. The community member’s statements were valid expressions related to a matter of public interest.
2019
Southeast Asia
Malaysia
Access to Justice
SLAPP Suits
A Malaysian court declared that statements made by a community activist concerning the results of a community health survey are not defamatory.
2010
South Asia
Access to Justice
SLAPP Suits
Slander/libel/defamation
2009
South Asia
SLAPP Suits
Slander/libel/defamation
ELAW Fellows
The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide has hosted more than 200 environmental professionals from all over the world. ELAW Fellows are committed advocates who help the world’s most disadvantaged communities protect the environment through law.