Project Updates
ISLP 20th Anniversary Virtual Celebration
Watch our 20th anniversary celebration from November 16th, 2021 and special thanks to our event sponsors.
UNESCO recognizes ISLP
In our June newsletter, we detailed the methodology used by ISLP's Media Law Working Group (MLWG) to defend journalists and bloggers whose right to freedom of expression is under attack by their own governments in contravention to their treaty [...]
Assisting in the negotiation of a mining concession in Panama
ISLP is proud to be coordinating legal assistance to the Panamanian government in connection with its negotiation of a new concession contract for the Cobre Panama copper mine, the largest foreign direct investment in Panama’s history. Panama’s Supreme Court [...]
Protecting the Amazon through Green Bonds
Green Bonds are an increasingly important financial tool in helping to mitigate the climate crisis. Last month, ISLP conducted a virtual panel on Green Bonds for an audience of civil society groups in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The audience [...]
Countering the Global Crackdown on Freedom of Expression
It is no exaggeration to state that we are experiencing a widespread crackdown on freedom of expression – in the words of our Media Law Working Group Chair Dick Winfield, a pandemic within a pandemic. Journalists, bloggers, human rights [...]
Advancing Transparency in Zimbabwe’s Extractives Sector
Among our civil society partners in Africa are the members of the Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Natural Resource Governance Consortium (STA-NRG) in Zimbabwe, which advocates for mining sector reforms to address issues such as limited transparency, lack of citizen [...]