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Since the beginning of 2022, a coalition of NGOs has come together to  work on a campaign to support the recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  Thanks to the leadership of Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia, and Switzerland (the “Core group”), in 2021 the Human Rights…

June 5, 2022 (Sunday) Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) was established under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh, Act, (No. 10 of 2003). It is recognized by the University Grants Commission u/s 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956, and also by the Bar Council of India u/s 7 (1) of the Advocates…

Written by Héctor Herrera You can watch the recording of the launch event here. The launch of The GNHRE Implementing Principles for The Escazú Agreement was an official side-event of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Escazú Agreement, on April 22, 2022: Earth Day. The whole event was moderated…

by Annalisa Savaresi and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh On 6 May 2022, the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines released the findings of a pathbreaking inquiry into the responsibility for the impacts of climate change of the so-called carbon majors – i.e., the world’s largest producers of crude oil, natural gas, coal and cement, including the likes…

By Sara L Seck, based on an article co-written with Lisa Benjamin In line with global trends, there has been an increase in human rights-based climate litigation brought in Canadian courts in recent years. A federal state comprised of ten provinces, three territories, and diverse Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis), Canada provides a…