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April 9, 2026 News Release

Senegal: A Decade of Unresolved Climate Displacement

Develop National Planned Relocation Policy

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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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March 30, 2026 Statement

Human Rights Watch Calls on the European Commission to Maintain Leather Within the Scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

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March 30, 2026 Amicus Briefing

Human Rights Watch Submission for the African Court Advisory Opinion on State Obligations Related to the Climate Crisis

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March 30, 2026 Dispatches

African Court Should Protect People Displaced by Climate Change

Decision Could Promote Rights-Based Adaptation, Durable Solutions

Two people working on a sunken boat  in the Langue de Barbarie, Saint-Louis, Senegal, March 7, 2023.
March 16, 2026 Report

Ecuador: Government Defies Court-Ordered Oil Ban

Failure to Act Threatens Indigenous Communities, Amazon Protection

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March 16, 2026 Dispatches

Governments Should Support Vanuatu’s UN Climate Resolution

In spite of US Opposition, Draft Text Urges Action Based on ICJ Advisory Opinion

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New Report Warns Trump EPA Undermining Health

Former EPA Scientists Say Agency Rollbacks Increase Deadly Air Pollution

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March 3, 2026 News Release

Pacific Islands: World’s First Regional Guidance on Climate Relocation

Protect Rights, Ensure Funding for Affected Communities

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February 26, 2026 Dispatches

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US Greenhouse Gas Deregulation Hurts Reproductive Rights

Climate Injustices Endanger Pregnancy, Newborn Health

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January 26, 2026 Dispatches

Delay on Tracing Cattle Endangers Brazil’s Amazon

Delay on Tracing Cattle Endangers Brazil’s Amazon

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Help Needed for Flood-Affected Women in Southern Africa

Prioritize Pregnant Women, Girls; Improve Shelter Conditions

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US Will Stop Considering Pollution’s Cost to Health

Could Further Expose Communities to Deadly Pollutants

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