While electric vehicles may be (theoretically) better for the environment than internal combustion-powered cars, the mining of minerals used to make their batteries is overrun with allegations of ...

Building public support for human rights reform is crucial. Without a broad and deep public constituency, legislators will not pass the necessary laws, supervisors will not enforce new rules, and ...

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A new report from the American Consumer Institute (ACI) details, for all their touting as “green” sources of energy, wind and solar powered electricity generation is much more environmentally harmful ...

This report documents human rights concerns during 2024 in 150 countries, connecting global and regional issues and looking to the future. It includes calls for action by governments and others to ...

The law granting special powers to armed forces was upheld, but courts emphasized that such powers are not absolute.

A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example of an industry initiative that fails to hold its members accountable for ...

The Iraqi parliament’s Human Rights Committee has come under criticism, with activists saying some members have political or organizational ties to groups accused of abuses. In the sixth ...

French President Emmanuel Macron lunches with French troops during his visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017, his first ...

They say selective solidarity leaves refugees exposed to abuse, exhibiting a clear gap between Malaysia's international ...

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