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October 12, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesia’s Supreme Court Upholds Water Rights

Court Rules Jakarta’s Water Privatization Failed the Poor

Inadequate water supply service caused by privatization of Jakarta’s water supply has forced residents of low-income areas to buy expensive drinking water from street vendors and bathe in polluted public wells.
September 27, 2017 Commentary

Mercury Rising: Gold Mining’s Toxic Side Effect

Ghana is one of the world’s top 10 gold producers.
September 19, 2017 Dispatches

France Jumpstarts Initiative to Protect Environment

Pact Would Enshrine Key Rights Protections

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest outside the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 15, 2017.
September 12, 2017 Commentary

Hurricanes, Human Rights and Fiji

Maldivian Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Ibrahim Didi signs a declaration calling on countries to cut down carbon dioxide emissions ahead of a major UN climate change conference in the Maldives, October 17, 2009. The Maldivian president and ministe
September 7, 2017 Report

UN: Compensate Kosovo Lead Poisoning Victims

Families, Children Left Ill, Destitute

Roma children play in the Cesmin Lug refugee camp in Mitrovica city, northern Kosovo. Cesmin Lug is one of several camps that the UN established in what was known to be a heavily contaminated area near a defunct lead mine. December 12, 2007.
August 21, 2017 Dispatches

Civil Society Groups Threaten to Walk Out of Latin America Environment Talks

Lack of Rights Guarantees at Buenos Aires Negotiations Raises Concern

Environmental groups stage a protest to demand the relocation of a pulp mill built on the banks of Uruguay river, in Buenos Aires, January 29, 2009.
August 16, 2017 News Release

Groundbreaking Mercury Treaty Takes Effect

Prompt Action Needed to Protect People, Environment from Toxic Substance

Mercury-contaminated water
July 31, 2017 Commentary

Argentina’s Race with Time to Protect Our Resources and Our People

Environmental groups stage a protest to demand the relocation of a pulp mill built on the banks of Uruguay river, in Buenos Aires, January 29, 2009.
June 20, 2017 Dispatches

UN Should Reconsider Refusal to Compensate Kosovo’s Victims

Roma Afflicted with Lead Poisoning in UN-Run Camps

Roma children play in the Cesmin Lug Camp outside Trepca mine, on the outskirts of Mitrovica, June 22, 2009.
May 23, 2017 Dispatches

A Victory in the Fight Against Toxic Pollution

Mercury Treaty to Enter Into Force

A 12-year-old boy shows the mercury he carries in his trousers’ pockets for gold processing in Homase, Amansie Central district, Ashanti Region, Ghana.
May 10, 2017 Dispatches

Putting Child Rights at the Heart of Climate Talks

Climate Change’s Disproportionate Impact on Children’s Health, Education

Bangladesh: Child Marriage
April 24, 2017 Dispatches

You’d Never Guess 2017 is the ‘Year Of Ecology’ in Russia

21 Environmental Groups in Russia Have Now Been Branded ‘Foreign Agents’

Cover of the children’s book “Sad fairytale about sea animals, oil and kerosene” by Sergey Tararaksin, published by Kola Environmental Center to raise awareness of environmental issues through children’s literature.
April 19, 2017 Dispatches

UN Balks at Justice for Kosovo Lead-Poisoning Victims

Body Ignores Own Advice to Give Clear Apology for Tragedy that was UN’s Fault

April 6, 2017 Dispatches

EPA Decision Could Put Children at Risk

Concerns Rising Over Lax Regulation Under Trump

March 29, 2017 Dispatches

Ghana Ratifies Mercury Convention

Toxic Metal Used in Small-Scale Gold Mining Especially Harmful to Children

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