Press Release: Aggah Community Puts Eni’s Word To Test In Court
Aggrieved community members of the Nigerian town of Aggah have taken Italian energy giant, Eni S.p.A., and its subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd. (NAOC), to court in Italy for relief from floods that have caused damage to the people’s lives and property for...
ACA ventures to promote public interest law in Nigeria
With the help of Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), Nigerian lawyers are building new institutions that champion the fundamental human rights of West Africa’s poor and marginalized communities, especially those that are threatened by the destructive impacts...
2022 ACA Update
2022 was an amazing year, during which ACA’s internal investments increasingly paid off in terms of concrete results for communities and civil society partners across West Africa. At ACA, we help West African communities that are threatened by the destructive impacts...
Reclaiming farmlands destroyed by mining activities, Osino residents show the way
Published October 5, 2022 in The Daily Statesman, pg 10 Above: Minerals Commission officials photograph an abandoned mining pit in Segyimase, Abuakwa South Municipality during an inspection in July The devastating effects of mining in parts of Ghana continue to bring...
10 years on, Zoghota Massacre survivors still struggle to get justice
Survivors of an August 2012 attack against the village of Zoghota, Guinea by state security forces organized a press conference last month on the 10-year anniversary of the attack to demand that the Republic of Guinea comply with an order issued by the ECOWAS Court...
NGO supports development in Fanteakwa
Published by the Daily Times Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), a non-profit making organisation, is spearheading the implementation of Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) in all the 34 key towns in the Fanteakwa South district as part of efforts to...
Conférence annuelle PILIWA 2022
L'Initiative d'avocats d'intérêt public pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest (PILIWA) est un réseau professionnel d'avocats, de juristes et d'autres défenseurs d'Afrique de l'Ouest qui utilisent le droit pour promouvoir la justice sociale. Nous partageons une volonté commune à se servir du droit pour protéger ...
ACA RECOMPENSE LES MEMBRES DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ
En reconnaissance de leurs rôles exemplaires pour la promotion du développement dans leurs communautés, et servant comme modèles aux autres, quatre gens ont été récompensés par Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) dans le cadre de la première conférence nationale annuelle des membres du ...
ACA partner communities embrace brafie “come home” initiative to promote community-driven development and resilience
For the past five years, ACA has been working with communities in Ghana’s Bono East and Eastern Regions to help them realize their own development vision while avoiding the economic and social ills associated with unsustainable mining practices. While ACA’s...
Ressortissants d'une communauté recherche des preuves contre Octea Ltd.
Ressortissants d'une communauté en Sierra Leone recherche des preuves d'un tribunal à New York dans une plainte des droits de l'homme contre société minière Octea Ltd. 19 août 2021 – New York Si la stratégie de Sia Janet Bayoh et d’autres membres des Propriétaires Marginalisés et Affectés (MAPO en bref, par se sigles anglais) prospère,...
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