In Nigeria, the government repeatedly fails to investigate domestic violence cases. Because domestic violence takes place in private settings, women are therefore silenced by their abuser and their government if they seek justice. NMAP partnered with the Nigeria-based Woman Advocates […]
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Breaking the Silence: Survivors of Domestice Abuse Speak Out
In Nigeria, the government repeatedly fails to investigate domestic violence cases. Because domestic violence takes place in private settings, women are therefore silenced by their abuser and their government if they seek justice. NMAP partnered with the Nigeria-based Woman Advocates […]
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Beneath the Surface: The Impacts of Mining
NMAP created the Beneath the Surface series to inform rural communities facing mining about their rights, and empower them with legally sound strategies for protecting themselves. Each video in the series features a relevant story from different communities around the […]
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Beneath the Surface: Community-Based Organizations and Displacement in Zimbabwe
This video is part of our Beneath the Surface series that was created to inform communities around the world of their rights and ways in which they can protect themselves from exploitation through sharing past experiences of communities. In this […]
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Beneath the Surface: Community Mapping and Resistance to Mining
When the Ghanaian government granted an Australian mining company the right to mine for gold in Upper West Region of Ghana, the community of Tanchara was suddenly under threat. The mining spoiled Tanchara’s water and land, stripping the members of […]
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Beneath the Surface: Baseline Data Collection and Environmental Monitoring in Nigeria
After two Shell oil spills in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s Bodo community suffered collapsed ecosystems and chronic environmental damage. No one was held accountable, so the community took matters into its own hands. Through baseline data and environmental monitoring, Bodo […]
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Beneath the Surface
In partnership with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and New York University School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (NYU), we are creating a platform that connects communities that have already been […]
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