Climate change is now a human rights emergency. UN leaders and scientists warn that rising temperatures are violating rights and displacing communities. Travel and tourism must act with measurable ...

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As climate litigation spreads across Europe, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") is increasingly asked to evaluate whether insufficient climate action by States may violate the rights ...

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GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a motion on climate change and human rights on Tuesday after the Marshall Islands withdrew a divisive amendment that called on states to recommit ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has made a big announcement that could change the way countries act on climate change. In a special opinion released in July 2025, the ICJ said that countries ...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently delivered a landmark advisory opinion clarifying the legal obligations of States under international law to address climate change. The opinion was ...

While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a landmark decision on climate change and human rights. This story was ...

Amnesty International called on world leaders Monday to adopt a comprehensive plan for transitioning away from fossil fuels and to take urgent measures to address climate change and its devastating ...

Independent experts with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday publicly called on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to veto parts of a new law that would carve giant loopholes ...

A burned Lake Zumpango in the State of Mexico gone dry from drought, urbanization and water mismanagement. (William Savinar/Courthouse News) (CN) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights established ...