Join us 9/11 for the Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice

Join the founders of Movement Rights at the WECAN International Event: Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change this Tuesday, September 11th from 1-9p.m. in San Francisco.…

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Detained in Bolivia While Defending the Rights of Nature

Recently, Shannon Biggs of Movement Rights had the opportunity to return to Bolivia as part of the International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature, a Commission which was born out…

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VIDEO: Press Conference in Bolivia (Aug 20 2018)

Speech by Shannon Biggs at the press conference in Bolivia on August 20th, a day after the Tribunal was detained at the TIPNIS. Transcript in English / Spanish. https://youtu.be/UvxuT99-TmM Transcript…

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Rights of Nature Tribunal was retained and later released in Isinuta – Bolivia

The Commission went to the PolĂ­gono 7 section on Sunday, August 19th, to listen to the parties after the invitation of CPITCO (Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples of the Cochabamba Tropics), however, upon their arrival they were detained at the Isinuta bridge, and were not allowed to communicate externally; by a blockade of settlers and coca producing farmers and a union of transporters who are in favor of the construction of a highway that crosses the TIPNIS. They were detained for more than five hours. The Commission was held back without being able to move forward, but also unable to return.

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Movement Rights Indigenous Delegation to Aotearoa

May 1, 2018 When Shannon Biggs found out about the Maori/New Zealand Crown Settlement Agreements which recognized the personhood of the Te Urewera rainforest and the Whanganui River she was…

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Does A River Have Rights?

A talk by Movement Rights on indigenous people's and nature’s rights.

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New Report Shows Rights of Nature Emerges as Alternative to UN Climate Framework

 Movement Rights coproduced a report, Rights of Nature: Rights-Based Law for Systemic Change with our allies Womens Earth and Climate Action Network and the Indigenous Environmental Network as part of our activities in…

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Seeking Climate Justice for the Ponca Nation

JOIN US in Oklahoma Saturday Oct.21 for PONCA ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY ACTION DAY “We all know that water is life. The years of fish kills related to the fracking and injection wells…

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