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November 28, 2019 Commentary

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Civil Society Input Crucial to ‘COP25’ Climate Change Summit

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Unfair Trial; Continued Due Process Violations

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Voting for Human Rights: A Guide for 2020

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Young Climate Activists’ UN Complaint Against France

Youth activists from all continents have brought a complaint to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on climate change.
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The Young Activists Fighting Lead Pollution in Zambia

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October 23, 2019 News Release

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New Tools for Communities to Renew Push for Rights

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October 22, 2019 Commentary

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International Lead Poisoning Week Highlights Need for Action

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October 10, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Investigate Environmental Lawyer’s Death

Golfrid Siregar Helped to Protect Sumatra’s Rainforests, Villagers

Golfrid Siregar (left),  an environmental lawyer, died on October 6, 2019 three days after his unconscious body was found in Medan, North Sumatra.
October 8, 2019 Statement

Children’s Right to a Healthy Environment

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

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October 2, 2019 Statement

Comments Delivered at EPA Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Changes to 2015 Coal Combustion Residuals Final Rule

October 2, 2019 News Release

Canada: Blind Eye to First Nation Water Crisis

Neskantaga Community Needs Compensation, Assistance

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