Lawyers Against Poverty is hosting an evening for members and friends at 17:30-19:30 on Wednesday 10 April! It will be at Baker McKenzie (One New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA). As well as an occasion to meet other individuals involved with our organisation, including the volunteers who lead our working… Read more
On 13 February 2019, the Supreme Court of India ordered the eviction of millions of forest dwellers from their lands. Shortly thereafter, Oxfam India issued a statement urging state governments to recognise the rights of these communities to “life, dignity and livelihood”. The story received international coverage, including by the… Read more
Just Lawyers are holding a one day hackathon at the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, Mansfield College, Oxford from 9:00 to 17:30 on Monday 11 March. Please join us! We will bring together in-house lawyers, academics and others for a day of discussion, interviews and development of content for… Read more
On Monday 4 February, Lawyers Against Poverty hosted a discussion at Simmons & Simmons on the theme of “Making Indigenous Land Rights a Reality”. We were honoured to have Professor Alexandra Xanthaki, Research Director at Brunel Law School, and Joss Saunders, General Counsel of Oxfam GB, to lead the… Read more
Land sustains life and is an essential economic resource. As soon as rights to land are threatened, so are the livelihoods and lives of the women, men and communities depending on it. Across the world today, 2.5 billion women and men depend on indigenous and community lands covering more than… Read more
Please do take a moment to read our Annual Report for 2018, which you can download here: Annual Report 2018. Read more
On Wednesday 28 November, Lawyers Against Poverty hosted a discussion on the tools we can use most effectively to advance and assert women’s rights. We heard firstly from Naomi Passman, one of the members of our women’s rights working group. As an introduction, she shared with us a series… Read more
Calling all Just Lawyers! We need your help to create more content for our website. We are holding our next conference call at 8.30 am on Wednesday 5 December; join us for an update on our progress and new initiatives as well as to create some new material on areas… Read more
Many women in the world today suffer disadvantage and discrimination, marginalisation and violence. One in three will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime and only 52% of women who are married or in a relationship freely make decisions about contraception and healthcare. Globally, 750 million women… Read more
On Monday 15 October, Lawyers Against Poverty hosted a discussion at Simmons & Simmons on the theme of what lawyers can do in aid of refugees. We heard from Professor Alexandra Xanthaki, Research Director at Brunel Law School, who established an initiative whereby students can offer their assistance as volunteers… Read more
