CPJ: Mob attacks Indian journalist covering reports of illegal construction in Maharashtra

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New Delhi, July 15, 2025—Authorities in India’s western state of Maharashtra must bring all of journalist Sneha Barwe’s attackers to justice and take decisive steps to ensure press members can safely do their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

Building resilience together: Santiago network deepens engagement and showcases progress at June Climate Meetings

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At this year’s June Climate Meetings (SB 62) in Bonn, Germany, the Santiago network Secretariat, led by Director Carolina Fuentes Castellanos, demonstrated its commitment to turning global commitments into concrete action.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Urges States to Review Investor–State Dispute Settlement for Climate Action

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10 takeaways for investment policy-makers A landmark opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on "the climate emergency and human rights" underlines that the investor–state dispute settlement model threatens climate action and urges governments to review their investment treaties.

The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

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The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the only global moot court competition explicitly dedicated to human rights. It is co-organised by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, the Academy on Human Rights, Washington College of Law, American University, and the United Nations Human Rights Council Branch (HRCB), at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human

ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS, Statement from the National Chief on the Senate’s Approval of Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act

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(June 27, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement today in response to the Senate’s approval of Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act:

Torres Strait leaders lost their landmark climate litigation case

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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Dr Shannon Brincat comments on this week's Federal Court of Australia ruling on a case brought by two Torres Strait Islanders who filed a lawsuit against the Australian Government for failing to protect the Torres Strait from climate change.

Emerging economies expected to drive growth in animal-source food consumption and production over the coming decade, according to OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034

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Rome/Paris – Production and calorie intake of animal-source products are expected to increase as incomes rise in middle-income countries, but further increases in food production through improvements in agricultural productivity will be necessary to reduce under-nourishment and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a global level, according to a new report released today....

OXFAM: Oxfam reaction to ICIJ investigation exposing the World Bank's harmful privatization of healthcare in Africa

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Published: 10th July 2025 In response to the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealing how World Bank-backed healthcare investments are deepening poverty and denying care in Africa, Oxfam International’s Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said:

CAP: Democracy on the Line: Global Lessons on Countering Authoritarianism

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JULY 15: Join the Center for American Progress for a critical conversation on what it takes to defend democracy.

Protecting Human Rights and the Environment

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Participants in this training course – co-organized with EarthJustice and the Center for International Environmental Law – will be introduced to the major international and regional instruments for the promotion of human rights, as well as international environmental law and its implementation and enforcement mechanisms. They will also explore the key issues pertaining to human rights and the envi

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