About

Attorney Natalie Bridgeman Fields founded Accountability Counsel
to continue over a decade of her work toward environmental and human rights accountability in international finance and development through trainings, claim support and policy advocacy.  Accountability Counsel’s status as a non-profit organization began in September 2009 after Natalie received an Echoing Green Fellowship to support Accountability Counsel’s work.  We are based in San Francisco, California and partner with organizations and communities around the world.  See our donor list here and partner organizations here.
 

Accountability Counsel defends the environmental and human rights of communities around the world by creating, strengthening, and using accountability systems.  

We specialize in non-judicial grievance procedures related to international finance and development.  We accomplish our mission by:  (1) raising awareness and providing legal support to facilitate community complaints to accountability mechanisms, and (2) providing expert policy advice to advocate for new avenues of redress, and for reforms so that existing mechanisms are accessible, robust, and effective tools for justice.

Our approach includes working closely with community members to help voice their complaints.  Our work pays particular attention to women, girls and other marginalized groups, who are often the most deeply harmed by abuses. 

 


 


*Materials on this website have been prepared by Accountability Counsel for informational purposes only and do not constitute advertising, a solicitation, or legal advice. Transmission of the materials and information contained herein is not intended to create, and receipt thereof does not constitute formation of, an attorney-client relationship.

 

Interested in working with us?

Applications for Summer 2012 Student Positions are now online.  Please see the Jobs & Internships page for more details.

phone:     1.415.412.6704

email:       info@accountabilitycounsel.org

address:    8 California Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, California, 94111, USA

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