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UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns

UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns

Tired Earth July 04, 2024

In its first such move, the Green Climate Fund has pulled out of a project after developers failed to address....

Overpopulation Theories: A Threat to Human Rights?

Overpopulation Theories: A Threat to Human Rights?

Rosmel Rodríguez July 09, 2023

The issue isn't simply how many people there are, but how we consume and distribute resources.

The Orinoco Mining Arc at the Crossroads: Ecocide, Human Rights Violations, and the Urgency of Addressing This Socio-Environmental Conflict

The Orinoco Mining Arc at the Crossroads: Ecocide, Human Rights Violations, and the Urgency of Addressing This Socio-Environmental Conflict

Rosmel Rodríguez April 16, 2023

There are around 40.3 million people in situations of slavery worldwide, and mining is one of the sectors where this....

The climate crisis: A threat to human rights

The climate crisis: A threat to human rights

Rosmel Rodríguez January 19, 2023

Humanity is characterized by knowing its responsibilities and its individual and collective rights, but there is a certain lack of....

2022 Year in Review: 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’

2022 Year in Review: 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’

Debbie Banks December 31, 2022

“The situation is also getting worse for migrants in Yemen, especially women, who are living in dire conditions in Yemen....

International Migrants Day: 280 million people leave home for ‘a better life’

International Migrants Day: 280 million people leave home for ‘a better life’

Hannah Steiner December 18, 2022

More than 280 million people have left their countries to pursue “opportunity, dignity, freedom, and a better life”, the UN....

From environment to economy: what to expect from new German government

From environment to economy: what to expect from new German government

George Scott November 25, 2021

Analysis: coalition wants Germany to remain Europe’s ‘anchor of stability’ but there will be some changes

The human right to a healthy, unpolluted environment

The human right to a healthy, unpolluted environment

Liang Lan November 16, 2021

In a context of climate crisis, the United Nations Human Rights Council declared that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment....