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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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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Canada Should Match US Climate Ambitions
Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Support First Nations in Budget 2021
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Attempt to Greenwash Bolsonaro’s Environmental Record Backfires at OECD
Human Rights Watch Letter Detailed Disastrous Policies Fueling Brazil’s Amazon Crisis
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US Pregnancy Health Bill Package Recognizes Climate Change Threat
Environmental Justice Crucial in Ending Maternal Health Crisis
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Greece: Migrant Camp Lead Contamination
Inadequate Government Response; Lack of Transparency Put Health at Risk
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EU Parliament Vote Critical to Hold Companies to Account
Proposed Law Could Help Address Human Rights Harms, Climate Change
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Addressing the Climate Crisis in Times of Pandemic
As More Climate Chaos Looms, Slashing Fossil Fuels Is Key
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