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Legal Empowerment

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Legal empowerment is a key pillar of our human rights work. It enables communities facing injustice to use legal mechanisms to improve their laws and systems.

A farmer waters his crops in a sandy, tropical location.
Stories

Community-Led Activism Is Saving Land—and Lives

September 8, 2025
A group of fisherfolk weave and fix nets on a beach in Alamparai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Videos

Defending the Dunes

September 3, 2025
Updates

Call for Applications: Supporting Grassroots Legal Empowerment in the Caribbean

Legal Empowerment Fund
August 18, 2025
Commentary

When Virtual Spaces Become Bridges: Co-Creating Justice in a Fragmented World

July 10, 2025
Publications

Building Power for Justice: A Legal Empowerment Learning Agenda

June 17, 2025
Commentary

Betting on Social Movements to Build a Just World

Legal Empowerment Fund
June 9, 2025
Stories

Climate Justice in the Caribbean: Why Legal Empowerment Matters

Legal Empowerment Fund
April 8, 2025
Commentary

We interviewed 300 African youth climate activists. Here’s what we learned.

Alliance Magazine
April 7, 2025
Updates

Fueling Innovation in Legal Empowerment: Announcing the LEF’s First Learning Grants

Legal Empowerment Fund
March 26, 2025
Publications

Empowering Africa’s Youth for Climate Justice Activism

March 11, 2025
Updates

Announcing the LEF-CYP Climate Justice Fund

Legal Empowerment Fund
March 11, 2025
Stories

Fishing for Justice: How Coastal Communities in the Philippines Are Fighting for Their Rights

Legal Empowerment Fund
February 10, 2025