Ressortissants d'une communauté recherche des preuves contre Octea Ltd.
Sierra Leone Community Members Seek Evidence from New York Court in Human Rights Lawsuit against Diamond Miner Octea Ltd.August 19, 2021 – New York – If Sia Janet Bayoh and other members of the Marginalised Affected Property Owners (MAPO) have their way, a trove of...
Improved Household Income
Kyeradeso Community Improves Households Income Through Community Savings and Loans Associations (CSLAs) By Nana Ama Nketia-QuaidooIn the last three years, the people of Kyeredeso Community in Ghana’s Nkoranza South Municipality have become savers with the resources to...
La République de Guinée refuse d’exécuter la décision de la Cour de Justicede la CEDEAO
The Republic of Guinea refuses to honor the decision of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in favor of Zogota Community Eight months after a judgment of the ECOWAS Court of Justice holding the Republic of Guinea responsible for the murder and torture of residents of Zogota...
L’arrestation de l’avocat défenseur des droits humains Me Antoine PépéLama
The arrest of human rights defender Me Antoine Pépé Lama: an infringement on the freedom of expression of all human rights defenders in Guinea Mr. Pépé Antoine Lama, Lawyer at the Bar of Guinea, member of the Bar Council, and active member of Les Mêmes Droits pour...
L'ACA s'associe à l'AAAS pour aider les citoyens sierra-léonais à utiliser la science dans leur quête de justice
In March 2021, members of the Marginalized Affected Property Owners (MAPO), a community-based association in Kono District, Sierra Leone, finally learned what a decibel is.Of course, as residents of communities that abuts the giant Koidu Kimberlite Mine, whose...
DÉVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUTAIRE DU LIBÉRIA
Notes from the Field: Liberian communities taking development into their own hands In late March 2021, Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) embarked on a field mission to rural Liberia to assess its programs, support partners, and build new collaborations. The...
EMPREINTE DES TERRES
LAND ENCROACHMENT AT JUASO, NWOASE, AND DONKRO NKWANTA. Advocates for Community Alternatives(ACA) partner communities in Ghana are facing land challenges by powerful actors such as mining companies and traditional authorities. They are, however, mounting a courageous...
CICONET TRAINING
CICONET UNDERGOES CONFIDENCE BUILDING TRAINING It is a bright Wednesday morning with the sun’s rays glimmering in Segyimase, a small community within the Abuakwa South Municipality. Famous for its gold, Osino, capital of Fanteakwa South District is a town located in...
Compensation Training at Juaso
ACA Legal Team Educates Juaso Victims on Mining Compensation Procedures as the Community’s Fight for Survival Continues. The community of Juaso seem to be re-living one of their worst nightmares. Within the past few years, most of them have lost an immeasurable...
Les victimes d'accaparement de terres et de dommages environnementaux portent plainte contre la Côte d'Ivoire devant la Cour de justice de la CEDEAO
Similimi à Abuja, 29 janvier 2021 – Frustrés par des années de perte de terres, de destruction de l'environnement et de promesses de relocalisation bloquées, les habitants de la communauté de Similimi, dans le nord-est de la Côte d'Ivoire, ont porté plainte contre leur propre gouvernement devant la Cour de la CEDEAO...
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