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June 6, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement: NGOs call on Japan to end overseas public finance for fossil fuels including Indramayu and Matarbari 2 coal plants, at G7 Summit

Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia
June 5, 2021 Commentary

On World Environment Day, Kabwe’s Children Still Await Clean-Up

Toxic Legacy from Kabwe Mine Needs Action by Governments, Donors, Companies

Children play in a backyard
June 4, 2021 Dispatches

Climate Defenders Threatened, Struggle to Make Their Voices Heard

Civil Society Participation Key to Success at UN Climate Talks

Residents and environmental activists on Lamu island, Kenya, protest the proposed Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) project on March 1, 2012.  © 2012 Reuters/Joseph Okanga
June 3, 2021 News Release

Indonesia: Expanding Palm Oil Operations Bring Harm

Government Fails to Protect Affected Communities, Environment

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at an oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, November 2017.
June 1, 2021 Background Briefing

Submission on the Challenges and Threats Facing Climate Defenders

To the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

Activists from mining communities protesting at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on August 24, 2018, KwaZulu-Natal © 2018 Rob Symons
May 26, 2021 Statement

Human Rights Watch statement on attacks against Munduruku indigenous leaders

May 20, 2021 Dispatches

Canada Bans Use of Toxic Pesticide

One of Many Countries Waking Up to the Dangers of Chlorpyrifos

Works plant strawberries farming quebec
May 17, 2021 Letter

Letter to European Commission on Land Rights in FERCs Regulation Proposal

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May 14, 2021 Dispatches

South Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal

Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions

Fence line communities near Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 
May 6, 2021 Commentary

Budget 2021 Positive Step Toward First Nations Food Security

More Needed to Address Climate Threat

May 6, 2021 Dispatches

Climate Crisis A Rising Threat to Maternal Health in the US

Evidence of Impact Mounts, Action is Needed

Farmworkers, considered essential workers under the current Covid-19 pandemic guidelines, work a strawberry field in Santa Paula, California, April 15, 2020. 
April 29, 2021 Dispatches

Germany’s Top Court Finds Country’s Climate Law Violates Rights

Government Ordered to Protect Future Generations

Illustration of a windmill with leaves for blades
April 22, 2021 Dispatches

Canada’s New Climate Target Falls Short

More Ambitious Measures Needed to Protect Human Rights

Justin Trudeau
April 22, 2021 Dispatches

Bolsonaro’s Empty Promises to Protect the Amazon

Brazil Should Deliver Results in Reducing Deforestation and Impunity for Environmental Crime and Violence

Os deputados Jair Bolsonaro e Eduardo Bolsonaro falam com a imprensa.
April 22, 2021 Commentary

Child-led Court Case Will Scrutinize Europe's Climate Response

This Earth Day, Eyes on 33 Governments Accused of Violating Child Rights

Portugal Wild Fires

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