Access to Environmental Justice
Access to justice for victims of climate change and environmental harm remains limited, undermining efforts to hold governments accountable. Strengthening the capacities of legal professionals and NHRIs, and promoting cross-sectoral coordination, is vital for enabling just transitions.
Improved access to environmental justice allows for more effective enforcement of equitable environmental laws. When prosecutors, lawyers, and NHRIs are equipped with relevant skills and knowledge, they can better investigate, build cases, and pursue legal action against those responsible for environmental degradation. Stronger collaboration with regional mechanisms also supports a holistic response to the legal, human rights, and environmental dimensions of these issues.
RAPP 2 addresses climate change and transboundary environmental challenges in Southeast Asia, integrating human rights and gender equality to ensure socially inclusive environmental protection. The programme supports efforts to operationalise regional commitments on environmental rights, particularly within ASEAN, by aligning national practices with regional principles and promoting a people-centered, rules-based approach.
Through capacity-building, research, and technical cooperation, RWI works to strengthen justice systems and help stakeholders implement environmental rights more effectively. In partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), RWI is supporting the revision of the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases in the Philippines—enhancing judicial capacity and providing a model for rights-based procedural reforms across the region.
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Windi Arini
Windi is currently the Regional Director for Asia Pacific (a.i.). She works from the Jakarta office and contributes to regional initiatives across Southeast Asia that strengthen access to justice, climate resilience, and rights-based local governance. Her work includes advancing RWI’s engagement with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and supporting the development of regional tools on environmental adjudication.
Windi first joined RWI as a Programme Officer, where she focused on localising human rights in the context of the SDGs. She worked closely with local governments, academic institutions, and CSOs to help shape inclusive, rights-based policies—efforts that continue to inform RWI’s work on human rights cities today.
She graduated from Atma Jaya Catholic University (Faculty of Law) in 2010 and began her career at a law office where she led capacity-building programmes on international humanitarian law and human rights for the Indonesian military. After earning her master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Human Rights from the University of Oslo, she served nearly four years as a Human Rights Officer at the ASEAN Secretariat. There, she provided technical and project support to AICHR and ASEAN-IPR across a range of thematic areas, including women and children’s rights, business and human rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
When not in the office, Windi enjoys reading, traveling, and is especially fond of spicy food.
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