Environmental rule of law and human rights in Asia Pacific: Strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs)

This Summary for Decision-makers is based on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Working Paper, Environmental Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia Pacific: Supporting the Protection of Environmental Human Rights Defenders.1 It presents trends in the application of the environmental rule of law and human rights, with a particular focus on the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs or SLAPP suits) against environmental human rights defenders (ERHDs).