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April 8, 2026 Submission

Human Rights Watch Submission to the COP30 Presidency Consultation on a Roadmap to Halt and Reverse Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030

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December 8, 2025 News Release

Bulgaria: Delayed Coal Phaseout Fuels Health Harm

Air Pollution Puts Bulgaria at Risk of Breaching New Air Quality Standards

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November 26, 2025 Dispatches

COP30 Measures of Climate Adaptation Progress Should Center Rights

Support Communities to Relocate or Stay with Dignity

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November 26, 2025 Commentary

Japan Should Take Responsibility for its Deforestation Footprint

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November 24, 2025 Dispatches

COP30 Fails to Confront Drivers of Climate Crisis

Climate Summit Ends with Weak Outcomes on Fossil Fuels and Forests

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November 21, 2025 Commentary

JBS Still Can’t Root Out Illegal Ranches from its Supply Chain

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November 20, 2025 Dispatches

COP30 Should Accelerate Anti-Deforestation Efforts

Brazil Leading the Way but Global Roadmap Needed

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November 19, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Don’t Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders

Congress Should Support COP30 Negotiations

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November 4, 2025 Dispatches

In the Shadow of COP30, Brazil is Stripping Rainforest of Protections

Authorities Planning to Carve Up Protected Area of the Amazon

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October 23, 2025 Submission

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Protecting Clean Air

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October 15, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods

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October 9, 2025 Q & A

Q&A: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)

Key Issues Linked to Human Rights

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August 20, 2025 News Release

Ecuador: Officials Ignore Rainforest Protection Referendum

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August 19, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Protect Small-Scale Farmers’ Land Rights in the Amazon

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July 24, 2025 Dispatches

World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation

States Should Phase out Fossil Fuels, Protect Human Rights, Repair Harm 

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