Environment and Human Rights

Israel's settlements are on shaky ground

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:49:27 -0700

Kosovo: Act Now to Close Poisoned Camps

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:01:00 -0700

(Brussels) - The Kosovo authorities need to work with international donors to close lead-contaminated camps occupied by internally displaced Roma without delay, relocate their inhabitants, and provide medical treatment for lead poisoning, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Peru: Investigate Violence in Bagua

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:52:39 -0700

Ms. Gladys Margot Echaíz Ramos
Attorney General of Perú
Ministerio Público-Fiscalía De La Nación
Av. Abancay Cdra 5
Lima

Dear Ms. Echaíz,

Under Fire -- Rights Watch #2

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:40:58 -0700

Nigeria: Niger Delta Gang Violence Goes Unpunished

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Abuja) - The Nigerian government’s failure to hold accountable politicians and gang leaders responsible for a deadly wave of post-election violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta threatens to bring further bloodshed, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Chile: Terror Law Violates Due Process for Mapuche

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0700

(Santiago) — The use of an antiterrorism law to try Mapuche accused of acts of violence violates the basic due process rights of these indigenous defendants, Human Rights Watch and the Chilean organization Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Watch said in a report published today.

Environmental Activists Released In Mexico

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:00:00 -0800

Together with other groups, Human Rights Watch successfully pressed for the release of Mexican environmental activists Rodolfo Montiel Flores and Teodoro Cabrera Garc韆. Montiel and Cabrera were jailed for drug and weapons crimes in 1999 after protesting the ecological damage being inflicted in their home state of Guerrero.

The Three Gorges Dam in China

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 01 Feb 1995 00:00:00 -0800

In April 1992, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) formally approved the “Resolution on the Construction of the Yangtze River Three Gorges Project,” marking the conclusion of decades of controversy within the Chinese leadership in favor of supporters of the world’s biggest-ever river dam project.

Defending the Earth

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Jun 1992 00:00:00 -0700

This report is the result of an unprecedented joint effort between two leading citizen advocacy organizations: a human rights group, Human Rights Watch; and an environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council. As one who has been for 14 years privileged to be involved with both, I have long believed that a cooperative effort such as this one will enhance both causes significantly.