Carlos Lusverti* Versión en español aquí. A number of authoritarian countries, from Russia to Cambodia to Nicaragua have recently adopted legislation to limit the work of independent civil society organizations and numerous independent NGOs have been forced to close as a consequence. Unfortunately, Venezuela is following a similar pattern. Threats to the independence of civil society organizations Venezuelan civil society organizations […]
Protecting Victims’ Identities in Doe v. Chiquita: Amicus filed before US Supreme Court*
Allie Lee** and Allie Brudney*** On July 8, 2021, Corporate Accountability Lab filed an amicus brief asking the US Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case, Doe v. Chiquita Brands International. The case was brought by the family members of trade unionists, banana workers, political organizers, social activists, and others targeted and killed by the United Self-Defense Group of […]
