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March 16, 2017 Commentary

The Politics of Arsenic-free Water

20 Million Lives at Risk

Hands of Selina Aktar, a woman in her late 30s with arsenic-related health conditions that first began appearing 20 years ago.
March 9, 2017 Dispatches

Canada Takes Important Step to End Water Crisis

First Nations Leadership is Key to Addressing Polluted Drinking Water

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February 23, 2017 Dispatches

Government Pledges to Clean Up Toxic Mercury Pollution in Northern Canada

Health Impacts on First Nations Communities Require Urgent Attention

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February 19, 2017 Dispatches

New Law Brings Malawi’s Mining Communities Hope

Villagers Now Able to Seek Information From the Government

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February 15, 2017 Dispatches

Canada to Report on Progress Towards Ending Water Crisis in First Nations

“Hard Targets” to End Boil-Water Advisories for Many Indigenous People

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February 14, 2017 News Release

Ethiopia: Dams, Plantations a Threat to Kenyans

Lake Turkana Water Levels down, further drop expected

Boys fishing in Lake Turkana. The population of Turkana County is predominantly Turkana people, who rely on fishing in Lake Turkana for their livelihood.
February 7, 2017 Statement

Cambodia: Drop Farcical Investigation of Human Rights Defenders

Leading Rights Groups Protest Pattern of Intimidation

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January 25, 2017 News Release

Malawi: Information Bill Aids Mining Communities

President Should Sign and Put Protections into Effect

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January 18, 2017 Dispatches

Russian Environment NGOs: An Endangered Species

Environmental Rights Center Labeled “Foreign Agent”

Artem Alexeev, Bellona-St. Petersburg executive director, at the all-Russia conference, “Reality and perspectives of ecological movement in Russia,” November 1, 2016.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Vietnam: End Crackdown on Bloggers and Activists

Country’s New Leaders Fail to Ease Up on Repression

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November 28, 2016 News Release

Kazakhstan: 2 Activists Sentenced to 5 Years

Convictions a Miscarriage of Justice

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November 23, 2016 Letter

Letter to President-elect Trump

November 18, 2016 Dispatches

Human Rights Inching Ahead in Climate Talks

First Test for Rights Commitment in Paris Agreement

Indigenous peoples demand their rights at climate negotiations in Marrakesh
November 4, 2016 Dispatches

Philippines Dithers on Human Rights in Climate Change Talks

Duterte’s Abysmal Rights Record No Excuse for Backpedaling

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at Philippines Economic Forum in Tokyo, Japan October 26, 2016.
November 2, 2016 Dispatches

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Put Right to Water at Center Stage

US Should Address Issues in North Dakota, Flint, and Beyond

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters square off against police near the Standing Rock Reservation and the pipeline route outside the little town of Saint Anthony, North Dakota, U.S., October 5, 2016.

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