The United Nations warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in Colombia’s Atrato River basin has created a ...

The unrest has been triggered, in part, by the targeting of environmental leaders whose work protects large swaths of the ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the need to ensure the protection of environmental human rights defenders and bring their safety under a legal framework.

The International Court of Justice, the primary judicial body of the United Nations, ruled on July 23, 2025, that a “ clean, healthy and sustainable environment ” is a human right and said in a ...

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor called on world leaders on Friday to end the repression of climate activists and protect them as human rights defenders ...

JBS and the EU’s Exposure to Human Rights Violations and Illegal Deforestation in Pará, Brazil,” details how cattle ranchers ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur to inform her upcoming report to the United Nations General Assembly in its eightieth session. This ...

Three Indigenous land defenders were sentenced to—but won't serve—jail time for protecting the land and rights of the ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the need to ensure the protection of environmental human rights ...

Multiple policy frameworks have been in place charting the path to high-income status; yet, gaps in labour rights, governance accountability and environmental safeguards risk undermining sustainable ...

Indonesia has one of the world’s largest reserves of nickel, which is a key component of high-capacity batteries ...