Do trans self-ID laws harm women? Argentina could have answers
It's 10 years since Argentina passed the world's first law allowing trans people to change legal gender on demand. Here's what we've learned about the impact
First Bangladesh city climate plan targets industrial-hub pollution
Narayanganj city, south of Dhaka, which manufactures cement, lime, steel, bricks and knitwear, is aiming to clean up its air and water in a bid to go green and protect residents
OPINION: Cities are at the forefront of climate action. The world must follow
Fifty years since the 1972 conference, 'think globally, act locally' remains an essential blueprint to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution
'Local is king': Africa's online platforms take on Silicon Valley
From online funeral service planning to voice-based messaging, Africa's innovators are tapping local knowledge and cultures to develop their own tech platforms
Supporting the non-profit sector amidst Lebanon’s financial crisis
Supporting non-profits during times of crises, Samir Kassir Foundation was connected to Latham & Watkins through TrustLaw for legal advice in setting up a non-profit sister organisation in France during COVID 19 and Lebanon's worst financial crisis.
Climate damage case breaks ground with German judges' visit to Peru glacier
The lawsuit, filed by a Peruvian farmer against RWE, aims to hold the European electricity giant accountable for the role of its fossil fuel emissions in melting Andean glaciers and hiking flood threats
Powering affordable clean air in new markets through pro bono legal support
While solving air pollution is challenging, there are opportunities to ensure we breathe cleaner air. TrustLaw member Smart Air has committed to helping people breathe better through their low-cost air purifier. Starting with a small market in China in 2013, today they have scaled their operations and are supplying air purifiers in more than 10 countries.
Promoting credible and sustainable standards for social enterprises
Through TrustLaw, Social Enterprise Mark CIC was connected with law firms Maples and Calder LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP and Ropes & Gray to expand their accreditation assessment services for social enterprises internationally.
Greece tries to make up lost ground on LGBTQ+ rights
Greece this month banned so-called conversion therapy for minors, which has been condemned as psychologically harmful and unethical.
Offering legal support to Venezuelan migrants in the Americas
With more than six million migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees from Venezuela, the Americas is facing its greatest migration crisis in recent years. Most of these migrants and asylum-seekers start their journeys without any information, documents or the required permits to legally stay in host countries. To address this knowledge gap, Un Mundo sin Mordaza worked on an awareness campaign to tackle the lack of information and make the challenges of migration more visible. TrustLaw connected Un Mundo sin Mordaza with seven law firms to develop a research on the legal requirements and procedures migrants and asylum-seekers should follow to legally stay in the seven American countries hosting the largest number of Venezuelans or regularise their situation in these seven countries.