"Interest litigants" refers to individuals or groups who take legal action because they have a personal or financial stake in a particular issue or cause. They are involved in a lawsuit because they have a strong interest to protect or promote.
However, public interest litigants must do their research before engaging in any sort of crowdfunding campaigning, as there are options out there and they are not equal. (lawnow.org)
Crowdfunding is not the only, nor necessarily a major solution to the access to justice crisis confronting public interest litigants in Canada. (lawnow.org)
Ways in which individuals can fight for rights, are by contributing towards interventions on cases and initiating litigation as a public interest litigant on: Designated Countries of Origin, The Designated Foreign National Regime, for the Refugee Protection and Refugee Appeal, and Humanitarian and Compassionate Consideration and Pre-Removal Risk. (lawyer-monthly.com)