Environment
As the world urbanizes and industrializes, and as effects of climate change intensify, environmental crises will increasingly devastate the lives, health, and livelihoods of people around the globe. A lack of legal regulation and enforcement of industrial and artisanal mining, large-scale dams, deforestation, domestic water and sanitation systems, and heavily polluting industries can lead to a host of human rights violations. Activists and ordinary citizens defending their rights to land and the environment may face intimidation, legal harassment and deadly violence. The primary victims of environmental harm are often impoverished and marginalized communities with limited opportunity to meaningfully participate in decision-making and public debate on environmental issues, and have little access to independent courts to achieve accountability and redress.
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Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups
COP27 Countries Should Press Cairo to End Restrictions, Enable Participation
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Deadly Air Pollution Killing Thousands
Needs Government Action, Less Reliance on Coal
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EU Takes Step Towards Banning Plastic Waste Exports
European Countries Should Commit to Reducing Waste
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Nepal: Dengue Surge Exposes Climate Risk
Government Should Confront Growing Threat of Tropical Diseases
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US Environmental Agency Needs a Reproductive Justice Hero
Growing Concerns About Toxics, Climate Impact on Marginalized Populations
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Global Plastics Treaty: Opportunity to Protect Rights
In First Talks, Countries Should Address Human Rights Impacts
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Governments Should Commit to Fossil Fuel Phase Out at COP27
Fossil Fuels Drive the Climate Crisis, Human Rights Harms
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Rare Meeting of Egyptian, International Rights Groups
COP27-Linked Session Should Open Way to Routine Consultations
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COP27: Governments Should Reject Weak Carbon Market Rules
Proposal Undermines Rights Protection, Climate Action
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Malaysia: Rights Agenda for Next Government
Before Elections, Commit to Ending Detention Without Trial, Free Speech Restrictions
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Egypt Denies Entry to Activist at Climate Talks
Denial Comes in Wake of Pressure to Release Prominent Activist
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Authoritarian Environmentalism
A Discussion of China Planet: Ecological Civilization and Global Climate Governance
