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UN Human Rights Experts and Scientists Urge Brazil’s President to Veto a Law That Would Cut Environmental Reviews

The country can’t claim a climate leadership role at COP30 while harming the environment and trampling human rights in the process, they say.

By Bob Berwyn

Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says

By Bob Berwyn, Katie Surma

Landmark Ruling on Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Strikes at Oil Industry

By Katie Surma

Q&A: The U.N.’s New Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Environment Previously Won a Landmark Case in Peru

By Katie Surma

‘Historic’ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Says Countries Must Prevent Greenhouse Gases From Harming Oceans

By Katie Surma

International Court Issues First-Ever Decision Enforcing the Right to a Healthy Environment

By Katie Surma

Landmark Peruvian Court Ruling Says the Marañón River Has Legal Rights To Exist, Flow and Be Free From Pollution

By Katie Surma

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