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Human Rights

Oil majors to face London, New York hearings over Philippines climate impact

Oil majors to face London, New York hearings over Philippines climate impact

Philippines human rights commissioner says taking hearings overseas will afford the 47 companies the best chance to confront the impacts of their businesses

UN committee urges Australia to rethink support for Adani coal mine

UN committee urges Australia to rethink support for Adani coal mine

Human rights review finds Australia’s coal production ambitions will contribute to dangerous climate change and asks government to reconsider

US joins UN resolution to protect human rights from climate change

US joins UN resolution to protect human rights from climate change

The US said climate change had “a range of implications for the effective enjoyment of human rights”, in a departure from recent diplomacy and Trump’s rhetoric

Climate policy must protect children's rights, UN panel hears

Climate policy must protect children’s rights, UN panel hears

High level panel at the UN Human Rights Council hears that a child rights centred approach to climate change is “overdue”

UN Human Rights Council declares climate a priority

UN Human Rights Council declares climate a priority

Influential UN body considers human rights and climate change post-Paris, emphasises importance of the climate negotiations in protecting communities

Climate change is a matter of human rights, agrees UN

Climate change is a matter of human rights, agrees UN

NEWS: Geneva-based Human Rights Council adopts resolution to help world’s most vulnerable countries in face of global warming

Human rights focus can strengthen Paris climate deal

COMMENT: Climate change may constitute the most serious challenge to the fulfilment of human rights in our world today

MEPs urged to back human rights safeguards on climate finance

NEWS: Hydropower and coal projects funded by rich countries have been linked to human rights abuses, NGOs tell European lawmakers

Mary Robinson: Climate deal must respect human rights

Mary Robinson: Climate deal must respect human rights

INTERVIEW: UN climate envoy and former president of Ireland says clean energy access for the poorest must be a priority

Climate change threatens human rights, Kiribati president tells UN

Climate change threatens human rights, Kiribati president tells UN

NEWS: Pacific leaders tell Human Rights Council they fear for the future of their civilisations as climate impacts intensify

Comment: Loss and damage won’t go far enough for climate migrants

Comment: Loss and damage won’t go far enough for climate migrants

Environmental Justice Foundation’s Steve Trent argues compensation mechanism proposed at UN climate talks will not go far enough

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