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Climate Change
The climate crisis is the biggest global threat to human rights we’ve seen in our lifetime. From burning forests to sweltering cities, parched farmlands to storm-battered coasts, climate change is taking a mounting toll on lives and livelihoods around the globe. Unless governments act boldly—and quickly—to massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the situation could become unimaginably worse. Rising sea levels and massive food shortages could drive hundreds of millions of people from their homes. Conflicts over increasingly scarce resources could multiply exponentially, fueling violence, virulent nationalism, xenophobia, and authoritarian rule. The capacity of states to protect the rights of the most at-risk populations could be severely strained and, in many places, broken. Our ability to avert this dystopian future will likely depend, in large measure, on what governments do to uphold the rights of people today—those already enduring the impacts of climate change and those on the front lines of efforts to contain it.
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Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia
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US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action
Pregnant People, Infants, Children Particularly Vulnerable
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Europe Heatwaves Disastrous for Older People, People with Disabilities
Climate Crisis Needs Effective, Inclusive Heat Planning and Responses
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Protecting People from Extreme Heat
10 Steps for Governments to Address Human Rights Impact of Climate Crisis
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Reproductive Justice on the Frontlines of US Climate Action
Extreme Weather Highlights Need to Support Doulas and Environmental Health in Maternal Care
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US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action
Ruling Limits Administration’s Ability to Restrict Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
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Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change
Human Rights Council 50th Session, Oral Statement under Item 3
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Australia: Climate Protesters’ Rights Violated
Disproportionate Punishments, Excessive Bail Conditions
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One Year Since Deadly Heatwave in Canada, Protections Still Needed
British Columbia Should Uphold Rights of People with Disabilities, Older People
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Australia: Crucial Need for Ambitious Climate Action
Albanese Should Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Ban New Fossil Fuel Projects
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Reimagine Global Food Systems to Prevent Hunger and Protect Rights
Countries Move to Protect Domestic Food Security as Global Prices Soar
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Report Shows Climate Crisis Solutions Exist but Action Is Lacking
High-Emitting Governments and Corporations Should Be Held Accountable
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Extreme Heat Dangers When Pregnant in Pakistan
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Central to Climate Action
