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December 14, 2023 News Release

COP28: Fossil Fuel Commitment Lacks Urgency

Governments Should Take Urgent Climate Action, Protect Rights

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December 11, 2023 News Release

Yemen: Warring Parties Deepen Water Crisis

Government, Houthi Abuses in Taizz Have Led to Severe Lack of Water

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December 6, 2023 Dispatches

Pakistan’s Air Pollution Shortens Lives

Improving Air Quality is Government’s Human Rights Obligation

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December 6, 2023 Dispatches

UAE’s COP28 Promises on Climate, Health Ignored at Home

Country’s Migrant Workers Face Climate-Related Harms to Their Well-Being

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December 3, 2023 Q & A

Questions and Answers: Migrant Worker Abuses in the UAE and COP28

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December 3, 2023 News Release

COP28: Migrant Rights Essential to Climate Action

Governments Should Confront COP28 Host UAE on Abuses

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Heat at COP28 Highlights Risks to Migrant Workers

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November 21, 2023 News Release

UAE: Migrant Worker Abuses Linked to Broader Climate Harms

Upholding Migrant Rights Critical to Address Climate Crisis at COP28

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September 27, 2023 News Release

Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse

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September 13, 2023 News Release

Kenya: Ban Use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides

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July 20, 2023 News Release

Zambia: Clean Up Toxic Lead Waste at Mine Site

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June 20, 2023 Report

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Restrictions on Humanitarian Access, Supplies, Movement Threaten Millions

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May 31, 2023 News Release

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May 16, 2023 UPR

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April 26, 2023 Report

Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution

Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm

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