Collaborations are integral to the work of ERI, allowing us to more effectively advance our strategic goals, deepen our connections to local communities and conduct effective international advocacy. ERI partners with a wide array of organizations through coalitions and partnerships who share our commitment to justice, earthrights and the rule of law. Below is a list of current and past coalitions in which ERI has participated.
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) is a global civil society coalition that helps citizens of resource-rich developing countries hold their governments accountable for the management of revenues from the oil, gas and mining industries. Natural resource revenues are an important source of income for governments of over 50 developing countries. When properly managed these revenues should serve as a basis for poverty reduction, economic growth and development rather than exacerbating corruption, conflict and social divisiveness.
Save the Mekong coalition brings together non-government organizations, local people, academics, journalists, artists and ordinary people from within the Mekong countries and internationally. Save the Mekong coalition urges the Mekong governments to keep the Mekong flowing freely to save this critical source of food, income and life for present and future generations.
The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) is a collaborative initiative of groups and individuals from around the world working to secure economic and social justice through human rights. ESCR-Net seeks to strengthen the field of all human rights, with a special focus on economic, social and cultural rights, and further develop the tools for achieving their promotion, protection and fulfillment. Through ESCR-Net, groups and individuals can exchange information, develop a collective voice, amplify their actions, develop new tools and strategies. By facilitating joint actions, enhancing communications and building solidarity across regions, the network seeks to build a global movement to make human rights and social justice a reality for all. ERI is on the Steering Committee of the Corporate Accountability Working Group.
ERI is a participating organization in the True Cost of Chevron, a coalition of human rights, environmental and community-based organizations affected and concerned by Chevron’s global practices and focused on changing the companies policies and actions. Formed in 2009, the coalition was launched with the release of The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report. This report communicates to Chevron shareholders and employees the true cost paid by local communities and the environment for the company’s record-breaking profits. The coalition includes representatives from Angola, Burma, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, Ecuador, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, the Philippines and across the United States directly impacted by, and in struggle against, Chevron's operations.
EarthRights International is a member of Network for Human Rights Documentation - Burma (ND-Burma), a collaboration of Burma human rights organizations formed in 2003 to collaborate on the human rights documentation process. The 12 ND-Burma member organizations seek to collectively use the truth of what communities in Burma have endured to challenge the regime’s power through present-day advocacy as well as prepare for justice and accountability measures in a potential transition. ND-Burma conducts fieldwork trainings; coordinates members’ input into a common database using Martus, an open-source software developed by Benetech; and engages in joint-advocacy campaigns.
The Shwe Gas Movement (SGM) is made up of individuals and groups of people from Burma who are affected by the plans to extract natural gas from Arakan State as well as regional and international friends who share our concerns. Initiated in late 2002, SGM currently includes four local NGO’s: Shwe Gas Movement-India, Shwe Gas Movement-Bangladesh, All Arakan Students and Youth Congress, and Arakan Oil Watch. ERI was a member of SGM until 2008, and continues to work on the Shwe issue, support the goals of SGM and coordinate activities and information sharing with the Shwe Gas Movement.
EarthRights International helped to form a broad-based coalition coordinating a campaign for an International Right to Know (IRTK). IRTK was a coalition of more than 200 environmental, labor, social justice, and human rights organizations joined together to support international right to know legislation. IRKT established guidelines that encourage companies to disclose their global policies and practices. The guidelines cover not only environmental impacts but also social impacts such as labor standards and human rights standards.
Salween Watch was formed in February 1999 and is a coalition of organizations and NGOs that work on Burma-related and environmental issues. It was set up with the primary aim of preventing the building of harmful hydroelectric power dams on the Salween River. The group members aim to inform and raise awareness to the local and international communities about the impacts of the proposed hydropower development projects in the Salween Basin. The coalition works to collect information directly from the affected project areas including data from the affected environment and the people, as well as information from the media, and other credible sources. The information, along with various participatory activities is used to raise awareness about the dams, the environment, and looks at both the positive and negative aspects of development projects among the affected communities. The group strives to build the capacity of local activists, and supports local community initiatives to help organize against development projects that potentially harm their livelihoods. At the same time, much of the groups information and campaign activities are directed outwards, with the aim of alerting and motivating key sections of the regional and international community who are in a position to access more information, influence policy, and block the financing of the hydroelectric power dams. ERI was a founding member of the Salween Watch Coalition from 1999 to 2007, and continues to support the work of EarthRights Schools' alumni organizations that are members of the coalition.
