The world has changed profoundly in the last thirty years. Time and again, CIEL has helped to shape that change — from helping to link human rights and the environment in law, to making the World Bank accountable to the communities affected by its projects, to creating and strengthening treaties to address a diverse array … Read More.

Again and again, our work makes clear to us that the world is filled with people ready to stand up. The world is filled with leaders. They are mobilized. They are fighting in cities and countrysides and courtrooms across the world. Every day, the movement to defend human rights and the environment grows, and we’re … Read More.