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June 3, 2021 News Release

Indonesia: Expanding Palm Oil Operations Bring Harm

Government Fails to Protect Affected Communities, Environment

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at an oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, November 2017.
June 1, 2021 Background Briefing

Submission on the Challenges and Threats Facing Climate Defenders

To the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

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May 17, 2021 Letter

Letter to European Commission on Land Rights in FERCs Regulation Proposal

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May 14, 2021 Dispatches

South Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal

Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions

Fence line communities near Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 
May 6, 2021 Commentary

Budget 2021 Positive Step Toward First Nations Food Security

More Needed to Address Climate Threat

May 6, 2021 Dispatches

Climate Crisis A Rising Threat to Maternal Health in the US

Evidence of Impact Mounts, Action is Needed

Farmworkers, considered essential workers under the current Covid-19 pandemic guidelines, work a strawberry field in Santa Paula, California, April 15, 2020. 
April 29, 2021 Dispatches

Germany’s Top Court Finds Country’s Climate Law Violates Rights

Government Ordered to Protect Future Generations

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April 22, 2021 Dispatches

Canada’s New Climate Target Falls Short

More Ambitious Measures Needed to Protect Human Rights

Justin Trudeau
April 22, 2021 Dispatches

Bolsonaro’s Empty Promises to Protect the Amazon

Brazil Should Deliver Results in Reducing Deforestation and Impunity for Environmental Crime and Violence

Os deputados Jair Bolsonaro e Eduardo Bolsonaro falam com a imprensa.
April 22, 2021 Commentary

Corporate Human Rights Responsibility – Why a strong Supply Chain Act is important

 Victims of the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse and their families demonstrating at the site of the disaster demanding full compensation.
April 22, 2021 Commentary

Child-led Court Case Will Scrutinize Europe's Climate Response

This Earth Day, Eyes on 33 Governments Accused of Violating Child Rights

Portugal Wild Fires
April 20, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement at the 11th Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

April 20, 2021 Letter

Coalition Letter to President Biden: Addressing the Climate Crisis’ Domestic Impacts on Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

US President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on tackling climate change on January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC.
April 20, 2021 Report

US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action

Pregnant People, Infants, Children Particularly Vulnerable

US President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on tackling climate change on January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC.
March 29, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch Testimony to the DC Legislature Council In Support Of Bill 24 - 0026

Provided by Skye Wheeler on March 29, 2021

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