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 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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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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Greece: Migrant Camp Lead Contamination
Inadequate Government Response; Lack of Transparency Put Health at Risk
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US: Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
Cities, Federal Agencies, Should Broaden Responses to Climate Change
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Zambia: Tackle Lead Poisoning at Former Mine
UN Experts Urge Full Clean-Up; Candidates Should Address Kabwe Issue
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Iran: Deadly Response to Water Protests
3 Protesters Reported Killed in Southwestern Khuzestan Province
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UK Leaves Out Pregnant People from Heat Health Warnings
Government Should Include Pregnant People in Heat Action and Climate Adaptation Plans
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German Flood Deaths Highlight Climate Change Risks for People with Disabilities
Inclusive Climate Action and Planning Needed after 12 Perish
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Brazil’s Amazon Governors: Deliver Results to Secure Support
International Funding Largely Depends on Reducing Deforestation, Protecting Rights
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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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Climate Action Must Take into Account Women’s Right to Land
Climate action plans have to include measures to redress women disproportionately affected by deforestation and plantation expansion.
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UN Rights Body Should Create New Role on Human Rights and Climate Change
Addressing Climate Crisis Requires Immediate Action
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UN Child Rights Body Moves to Protect Kids from Environmental Harm
Decision to Provide Authoritative Guidance to Governments is Long Overdue
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