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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Released from Ugandan Military Prison 
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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Released from Ugandan Military Prison 
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Eron Kiiza was imprisoned after a wrongful conviction under military trials and suffered abuse in detention.

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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Released from Ugandan Military Prison 
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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Released from Ugandan Military Prison 
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Eron Kiiza was imprisoned after a wrongful conviction under military trials and suffered abuse in detention.

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CliDef Pens Op-Ed in The Nation: “Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All”
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CliDef Pens Op-Ed in The Nation: “Fossil Fuel Companies Are Silencing Us All”
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A recent verdict in North Dakota sends an unequivocal message: Public protest can result in crushing financial consequences.

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CliDef Joins Greenpeace in Solidarity Against Weaponization of US Legal System, Crushing Financial Penalties 
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CliDef Joins Greenpeace in Solidarity Against Weaponization of US Legal System, Crushing Financial Penalties 
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The decision to fine Greenpeace hundreds of millions of dollars threatens the organization’s future in the US, and is intended to silence the movement for climate justice. 

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Eleven Activists Released from Ugandan Jail Following Climate Protest
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Eleven Activists Released from Ugandan Jail Following Climate Protest
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Global Climate Legal Defense provided support to their legal defense team.

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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Unfairly Charged in Ugandan Military Case, Arbitrarily Detained and Mistreated
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Human Rights and Climate Lawyer Unfairly Charged in Ugandan Military Case, Arbitrarily Detained and Mistreated
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Global Climate Legal Defense is calling for the release of lawyer and partner Eron Kiiza from a military prison in Uganda.

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Halt Imminent Deportation of Youth Climate Defender in Canada, Says Global Climate Legal Defense
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Halt Imminent Deportation of Youth Climate Defender in Canada, Says Global Climate Legal Defense
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CliDef is calling on the Canadian government to halt the imminent deportation of a climate defender.

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