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Resources Keyword 'environmental human rights defenders'

This baseline study by the Council of Europe highlights the negative impact of environmental harms on human rights in South-East Europe and emphasizes the need for a human rights framework to support…
The European Union and the United States have released joint guidance for online platforms, setting out 10 practical steps platforms can take globally to prevent, mitigate, and provide remedy for…
As part of the Secretary-General's Call to Action for Human Rights, a practical Guidance Note on Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs) has been released urging the UN to provide increased…
Resource web portal developed by the Universal Rights Group, UNEP, Global Witness, N1M and the UN Special Rapporteur on  human rights and environment brings together information about the…
The comment by the Commissioner for Human Rights deliberates on State's obligations related to human rights and the environment nexus. The Council of Europe bodies overseeing the implementation of…
Environmental activists and journalists across Europe and Central Asia face severe challenges in their efforts to promote both the access and dissemination of environmental information and public…
Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders @ForstMichel presented his vision for mandate to protect them under the @UNECE #AarhusConvention, in face of significant risks of…
The article analyses the scope of article 3 (8) the ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) prohibiting…
A resource created by NGOs to help document the persecution of environmental activists. The resource documents specific cases of persecution as well as brings attention to the increased persecution…
The updated version of the 2017 report prepared by the NGO Crude Accountability, FrackTracker Alliance and Ecoforum of NGOs of Kazakhstan covering cases of reprisals against environmental defenders…