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October 12, 2026 Report

Philippines: Flood Control Project Disregards Rights

Pampanga Residents Face Flooding, Lack of Livelihoods at Relocation Site

Aidaliza Aquino spends most of her time indoors because of the daily flooding at the Pulo relocation site in Barangay Candelaria, Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippines, July 13, 2026.
September 17, 2026 Dispatches

US Revokes Limits on Power Plants’ Climate Pollution

New Rule Could Increase Health Damaging Pollutants

Pollution and steam are seen rising from the stacks of the Miami Fort Power Station along the Ohio River, in North Bend, Ohio, on July 23, 2026.
August 31, 2026 Dispatches

Bringing the Climate Frontlines to the Red Carpet

A girl in her fishing boat off the coast of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
August 21, 2026 Dispatches

Governments Should Protect Environmental Defenders from Violence and Repression

Uphold Rights to a Healthy Environment and Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression

Supporters of imprisoned environmental activists stage a protest
July 27, 2026 Report

DR Congo: Oil Company Operations Pose Grave Pollution Threat

Transparency Needed to Address Health Risks to Nearby Communities

Oil well at Perenco’s concession in Democratic Republic of Congo.
July 15, 2026 News Release

Immersive Documentary Centers Human Rights in Climate Crisis

Actor Mark Ruffalo and Human Rights Watch Premiere ‘Solwata’ at Venice Film Festival

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April 9, 2026 News Release

Senegal: A Decade of Unresolved Climate Displacement

Develop National Planned Relocation Policy

Two people working on a sunken boat  in the Langue de Barbarie, Saint-Louis, Senegal, March 7, 2023.
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 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 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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February 12, 2026 Dispatches

US Greenhouse Gas Deregulation Hurts Reproductive Rights

Climate Injustices Endanger Pregnancy, Newborn Health

Midwife Celena Brown of Commonsense Childbirth in Florida, examines a patient during a pregnancy checkup in Winter Garden, Florida, US, June 25, 2024.
January 12, 2026 Dispatches

US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights

Withdrawal from UN Institutions Weakens Climate-Related Progress

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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 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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November 4, 2025 Dispatches

Indigenous Community in Limbo at Height of Panama’s Rainy Season

Forthcoming National Protocol for Planned Relocation is Urgently Needed

The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama during a flood in December 2024.

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