Activists and ordinary citizens defending their rights to land and the environment face intimidation, legal harassment, and deadly violence. Human Rights Watch champions human rights law to force ...

"Rights of nature makes a fundamental shift from human-focused ... While some believe legal personhood for nature gives the public more of an incentive to protect the environment, others believe ...

THE United Nations Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and Development (1992) and the Johannesburg Summit on ...

They are required to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence. The Bill plans civil liability and penalties in case of non-compliance with this duty. Legal obligations that mandate respect ...

Canberrans now have a legal right to a healthy environment, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) becoming the first ...