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A statement by Friends of the Earth International condemning a violent police eviction of fishing families protesting the El Quimbo Hydroelectric Project in Huila, Colombia, and calling for the protection of local community rights.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the success of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development depends on integrating a rights-based approach. It examines the historical evolution of human rights and environmental linkages from 1972 to 2002 and critiques the January 2012 Zero Draft of the Rio+20 outcome document for failing to recognize the fundamental right to a healthy environment.

The document advocates for a human rights-based approach to climate finance to ensure rights considerations are integrated into the development and monitoring of institutions like the Green Climate Fund.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law argues for the integration of a human rights-based approach into the global climate finance architecture. It evaluates existing mechanisms—the Global Environment Facility (GEF), REDD+ initiatives, and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)—and provides detailed recommendations for the design of the UNFCCC's Green Climate Fund (GCF) to prevent social and environmental harm.

This research paper by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the inclusion of human rights language in the Cancun Agreements, specifically the Cancun LCA Outcome adopted at the UNFCCC 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) in December 2010. The author argues that while the agreements represent a significant step forward in recognizing the human rights implications of climate change and the obligations of State Parties, the language has not yet been fully operationalized and lacks explicit references to the obligations to "protect, promote and fulfill" human rights.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the Right to Development (RTD) is essential for guiding a non-carbon development path in a climate-constrained world. It posits that the RTD provides a moral and ethical framework to transform economic structures, promote technology transfer to developing nations, and ensure that climate mitigation and adaptation measures do not violate fundamental human rights.

This briefing consists of testimonies presented to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on October 25, 2010, by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and environmental defenders from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Panama. The testimonies denounce a regional pattern of violence, criminalization, and systemic impunity targeting individuals who oppose the impacts of the mining industry in Mesoamerica.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) documents a regional trend of human rights abuses, violence, and killings targeting environmental defenders opposing industrial mining in Mexico and Central America. It argues that these abuses are driven by the failure of host states to manage environmental impacts and protect defenders, as well as a lack of accountability for mining companies in their home states, particularly Canada and the United States.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), prepared for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, documents a regional trend of violence and human rights abuses against environmental defenders in Mexico and Central America within the industrial mining sector. It highlights the severe social and environmental impacts of mining and argues that state failure to regulate the industry and protect defenders leads to high levels of impunity.

A specific instance complaint submitted to the Canadian National Contact Point (NCP) by the Frente de Defensa San Miguelense (FREDEMI) and prepared by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). The complaint alleges that Goldcorp Inc., through its subsidiary Montana Exploradora de Guatemala, S.A., violated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in its operations at the Marlin Mine in Guatemala, specifically regarding indigenous land rights, environmental contamination, and the persecution of community protesters.

The Male’ Declaration on the Human Dimension of Global Climate Change is a statement adopted on 14 November 2007 by representatives of Small Island Developing States. It asserts that climate change poses a fundamental threat to human rights and calls for urgent international action to stabilize the global climate and assess the human rights implications of environmental degradation.

This amicus curiae submission, filed by a coalition of legal and environmental organizations, argues that the investor Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Limited failed to meet its professional and legal responsibilities during the privatization of water services in Dar es Salaam. The submission contends that the investor's failure to conduct proper due diligence and its potential use of a 'renegotiation strategy'—bidding low to win a contract with the intent to renegotiate terms later—should preclude it from seeking compensation for the contract's termination by the Government of Tanzania.

This research paper, presented at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2004, proposes a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) against the United States. The authors argue that the U.S., as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has violated the human rights of the Inuit and other Arctic indigenous peoples by failing to curtail emissions, leading to the destruction of homes, loss of vital resources, and the potential erasure of ancient Inuit culture.

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International, produced for the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, argues that water should be treated as a fundamental human right and a public trust rather than a commodity. It critiques the privatization of water services and the influence of international financial institutions in imposing market-based models on developing nations, advocating instead for sustainable, participatory, and public management that prioritizes basic human needs and ecosystem health.

This report by Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) examines the global trend of water privatization and the role of international financial institutions and corporations in commodifying water resources. It argues that water should be treated as a fundamental human right and a social good rather than a commodity, detailing various local and international resistance movements against corporate control of water.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that sustainable development and environmental justice are symbiotically related, asserting that the former cannot be achieved without the latter. The document explores the legal nexus between human rights and the environment, emphasizing the right to a healthy environment, community-based property rights, and procedural rights as essential components for achieving global sustainability and justice.

This research paper explores the potential for bringing human rights complaints against the United States due to the adverse impacts of global warming, particularly focusing on the threats to the fundamental rights of indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic.

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This document is an affidavit deposed by Moegamat Ishaam Abader, Acting Director-General of the National Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, responding to the submissions of Mr. Boyd, a United Nations Special Rapporteur admitted as an amicus curiae in a High Court of South Africa case. Abader argues that Mr. Boyd's affidavit is biased, relies on inadmissible hearsay evidence, and fails to distinguish between binding 'hard law' and non-binding 'soft law' in international environmental law. The affidavit asserts that South African courts must balance environmental protection with the constitutional mandate for sustainable development and socio-economic progress, and that the state's obligations are to be realised progressively within available resources.

This document is a compilation of legal summons, news articles, emails, and personal essays centered on a long-running conflict between the Amadiba community on South Africa's Wild Coast and the Australian mining company Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC). The materials detail allegations of human rights abuses, fraudulent attempts to secure mining rights for titanium deposits at Xolobeni, and the 2016 assassination of anti-mining activist Sikhosiphi 'Bazooka' Rhadebe.