By Natalie Bridgeman Fields | Founder & Executive Director
Despite the myriad challenges of 2020, our extraordinary team has persisted in pursuit of our mission: to amplify the voices of communities facing harm as a result of internationally financed projects and ensure that these communities have the tools to protect their human and environmental rights.
Over a decade ago, when Accountability Counsel was founded, we couldn’t share an annual report about the last mile – the process of supporting communities from the point of vindication of their rights on paper, to vindication in practice so that they achieve a righting of wrongs. There were too few human rights and environmental victories on paper to even begin to explore that process. But today, Accountability Counsel cases have reached that stage in Haiti, India, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea. We can now share both a picture of the collective effort that has produced clear wins for some communities in practice, and a better understanding of the barriers that exist to remedy harm in communities where struggles persist.
We are honored to share our Communities, Policy Advocacy, and Research teams’ work with you in this year’s annual report, with insights from community partners who form the backbone of our practice and are the reason we work to pursue a more just and equitable world.
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By Madigan Griffin | Executive Coordinator
By Natalie Bridgeman Fields | Executive Director
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