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October 12, 2016 Commentary

Water 'Haves' and 'Have Nots': Why Water Scarcity is a Human Rights Issue

Jhohora Akhter, 30, draws water from the family well, which is contaminated with arsenic. Jhohora’s mother Jahanara Begum died of arsenic-related health conditions. Her father suffers from diabetes, an illness associated with chronic arsenic exposure. Her
September 30, 2016 Commentary

The Failed Promise of Mining Embitters Malawians

Malcoal mine in Kayelekera.
September 27, 2016 News Release

Malawi: Mining Puts Residents at Risk

Urgent Need to Protect Rights of Lake Malawi Communities

Nagomba E., 75, standing where her house used to be in Mwabulambo, Karonga district. She and her family were told to relocate in 2008 because the land was needed for coal mining.
September 23, 2016 Statement

Human Rights Watch Statement at 2016 Day of General Discussion: Children’s Rights and the Environment

September 22, 2016 Dispatches

A Chance to Protect Children and the Environment

Children Face Twin Threat from Pollution and Climate Change

Mercury-contaminated river
September 17, 2016 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges and Free Land Rights Activist

Engage Those Protesting Confiscations Instead of Jailing Them

Can Thi Theu protests against police violence. In the photo, she carried a picture of her son Trinh Ba Tu attacked by pro-government thugs in June 2015.
September 15, 2016 Dispatches

The Human Cost of Environmental Protection in Côte d’Ivoire

Government Evicts Cocoa Farmers from Mont Péko National Park

A farmer evicted from the Mont Peko National Park walks in the remains of his village that was destroyed during an eviction operation of farmers inside the Mont Peko National Park in Duekoue department, western Ivory Coast August 1, 2016.
September 14, 2016 Dispatches

Foreign Agent or Firefighter?

Environmental Groups Battling Wildfires in Russia Are Attacked

Michael Kreindlin, a Greenpeace member, after being beaten by attackers in Krasnodar region, Russia, September 8, 2016.
August 30, 2016 Commentary

Human Right to Water at Risk in First Nations Communities

Roxanne Moonias, mother to an infant with a chronic illness, demonstrates one of the steps she takes to ensure her baby is not exposed to contaminants in the water.
July 22, 2016 Letter

Child Rights and the Environment – The Need For Action

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

A child in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Ontario, Canada brushes her teeth with bottled water. Water on First Nations reserves is contaminated, inadequately treated or hard to access. April 14, 2016. Video Still (c) 2016 Human Rights Watch
June 13, 2016 Report

Côte d’Ivoire: Arbitrary Evictions in Protected Forests

Forestry Agency Implicated in Violence, Extortion

Children stand among houses burnt during an eviction operation in the protected forest of Goin-Débé, Côte d'Ivoire, in January 2016.
June 7, 2016 News Release

Canada: Water Crisis Puts First Nations Families at Risk

Regulation, Investment, and Oversight Needed to Fix Broken System

Roxanne Moonias, mother to an infant with a chronic illness, demonstrates one of the steps she takes to ensure her baby is not exposed to contaminants in the water.
May 16, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Protecting the Climate, Protecting Human Rights

Women climate change activists demand respect for rights at Paris Agreement signing ceremony outside the United Nations in New York, April 2016.
May 10, 2016 Statement

Civil society statement at the 10th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

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April 28, 2016 Letter

Danger, Keep Out! Children’s Exposure to Toxic Substances

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Hazardous Substances and Wastes

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