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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Turkey: Plastic Recycling Harms Health, Environment
Lax Monitoring, Enforcement Creates Serious Rights Risks
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Funding Needed for UN’s Yemen Oil Tanker Cleanup
Moored Supertanker Threatens Humanitarian, Environmental Disaster
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Egyptian Government Hides Behind UN Ahead of COP27
Authorities Fail to Respond to Central Report Findings
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A Devastating Burning Season for the Brazilian Amazon
Illegal Deforestation Linked to Violence, Loss of Livelihoods for Communities
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Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups
COP27 Countries Should Press Cairo to End Restrictions, Enable Participation
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Forest Guardian Slaying Overshadows Amazon Day
Brazilian Government Policies Undermine Protections for Indigenous Rights
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Mississippi Water Crisis a Failure Decades in the Making
Racist Policies, Underfunding Have Left Jackson’s Residents at Risk
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Flood-Affected Women in Pakistan Need Urgent Help
Relief Efforts Should Focus on Pregnant Women and Girls
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‘Epic’ Pakistan Floods Show Need for Climate Action
Marginalized Groups Should Inform Government, IMF Response
