Sabin Center & UNEP Release Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review

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July 27, 2023 Climate litigation more than doubles in five years, now a key tool in delivering climate justice

Open Letter from Southeast Asian Parliamentarians and Civil Society: A Call for Inclusive and Decisive ASEAN Action on Myanmar Under Malaysia’s Madani Leadership

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This Open Letter is part of an ongoing public advocacy campaign to mark the 4th Year since the Myanmar Coup under the call to action for ‘Accountability, Justice and Human Rights’ that aims to amplify the voices and stories of the people caught in the crossfires.

IDS: Clean energy transition in fragile contexts

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18 March 2025 12:00–13:30 Progressing clean energy transitions in fragile contexts—marked by conflict, political instability, economic crises, and climate related uncertainty —poses significant challenges.

FORUM ASIA: THAILAND: Stop targeting human rights defenders peacefully protesting against potash mining in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

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GENEVA, Switzerland (7 February 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) is in solidarity with the Khon Rak Ban Kerd Dan Khun Thot group who has been peacefully protesting against the destructive potash mining projects in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Italy to host ADB's 58th Annual Meeting in 2025

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The 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors will be hosted by Italy in Milan from 4 to 7 May 2025. With the theme "Sharing Experience, Building Tomorrow", it will be the first time for Italy to host the Annual Meeting

Restorative Justice Responses in Dark Times – Transforming Division into Dialogue

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Editorial for the EFRJ Newsletter / Volume 25 issue 3 by Claudia Christen-Schneider and Emily Molinari. As we near the close of a very difficult 2024, the Editorial Committee of the EFRJ has chosen to dedicate this final newsletter to the theme Just Times: Restorative Justice Responses in Dark Times, inspired by the EFRJ 12th International Conference held in Tallinn this past May.

EU Must Stay the Course: Commission’s 2025 Work Programme Risks Undermining Green and Democratic Ambitions

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Brussels, 12.02.2025 – The European Commission’s 2025 Work Programme presents both promise and peril. While its commitments to decarbonisation and affordable energy signal a potential path towards a cleaner, more resilient Europe, key ambitions of the European Green Deal are at risk of being sidelined.

ICJ: World Congress on Enforced Disappearance: preventing and ending impunity for a global scourge

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Geneva – On 15-16 January, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) collaborated with the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative (CEDI)* and other leading organizations to convene the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances (WCED)

CPJ: Special Report 2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel

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12 Feb, 2025: More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel.

SOMO: CSDDD Datahub reveals law covers fewer than 3,400 EU-based corporate groups

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Today, SOMO is launching the CSDDD Datahub – a database containing the corporate groups, subsidiaries, home countries, and sectors of the companies that will need to comply with the CSDDD when it enters into force. Analysis by SOMO shows that only 3,400 corporate groups in the EU will be in the scope of the new law. BY David Ollivier de Lethh

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