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A statement from several environmental and human rights organizations to the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline, alleging human rights abuses against peaceful occupiers in Standing Rock, North Dakota, and asserting the companies' legal responsibility to prevent such abuses.

A letter from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to Minister-President Paul Magnette of Wallonia expressing support for his opposition to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), arguing that the agreement's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) chapter threatens EU environmental and health regulations.

This policy brief argues that government-led conservation efforts are increasingly used to forcibly evict indigenous forest-dwelling communities from their ancestral lands, often masking commercial interests like mining and tourism. Using case studies from the Panna Tiger Reserve in India and the Embobut Forest in Kenya, the document details the loss of livelihoods, the disproportionate impact on women, and the failure of compensation schemes. It calls for conservation policies to be aligned with human rights, the implementation of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), and the legal securing of indigenous land rights.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) submitted a request to the Committee on the Rights of the Child urging the formal articulation of a child's right to a healthy environment as an implied right within the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law examines the systemic human rights violations faced by environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) in Latin America, attributing the danger to weak rule of law, impunity, and conflicts with powerful governmental and corporate interests linked to development projects.

This written submission by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) urges the Committee on the Rights of the Child to formally articulate the right of the child to a healthy environment as an implied right within the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The document argues that such a recognition is necessary to clarify State responsibilities and ensure the effective realization of children's rights in the face of global environmental crises.

This statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) criticizes the World Bank's Safeguard policy for failing to guarantee that local communities have timely access to information and a voice in development projects. The author argues that prioritizing economic interests and national actors over community needs leads to negative environmental and human rights impacts, such as forced evictions and ecosystem destruction.

CIEL criticizes the European Commission's June 15th draft criteria for identifying endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Plant Protection Products and Biocidal Products Regulations, arguing the proposals fail to provide mandated protections for human health and the environment.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) advocating for the right of communities to have timely access to information regarding development projects, specifically criticizing new World Bank policies that allow project approval before the disclosure of environmental and social documents.

An open letter dated 7 July 2016, sent by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and over 65 other organisations to Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament. The letter expresses concerns that the European Commission is ignoring the European Parliament's 2015 Resolution on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the US, specifically regarding public health, environmental protections, and democratic processes.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) conducted a preliminary compliance assessment to determine if the European Commission followed the European Parliament's July 2015 recommendations regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), specifically concerning public health, environment, and democracy.

A statement by CIEL President Carroll Muffett regarding the announcement of a Climate Action Coalition by US Attorneys General and their investigations into fossil fuel companies, specifically Exxon, for climate deception and fraud.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) provides a set of recommendations to the World Bank regarding the Second Draft of its Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). CIEL expresses concern over a shift from compliance-based standards to 'adaptive risk management,' arguing that this reduces the Bank's accountability and may jeopardize the rights of project-affected communities. The document outlines specific improvements needed in areas such as human rights commitments, chemicals management, climate change quantification, and the effectiveness of grievance mechanisms.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is participating in a final series of consultations with the World Bank to advocate for stronger, enforceable standards and safeguards in the Bank's project loan policies to protect people and the environment.

Carroll Muffett of the Center for International Environmental Law critiques TransCanada's $15 billion lawsuit against the United States under NAFTA, arguing that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms subvert democratic processes and the public interest for private profit.

A statement by CIEL President Carroll Muffett critiquing US Secretary of State John Kerry's speech at COP 21, arguing that US financial commitments and emissions reductions are inadequate despite a pledge to increase adaptation assistance.

The 'Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground: A Declaration for the Health of Mother Earth' is a November 2015 statement signed by numerous international organizations and activists. It calls for an immediate end to fossil fuel extraction, exploration, and subsidization to address the climate crisis and protect the rights of nature and Indigenous peoples, advocating for a transition to 100% renewable energy.

The Center for International Environmental Law critiques the claim that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) provides the strongest and most enforceable environmental commitments in trade history, arguing that past U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) show a pattern of ineffective enforcement of environmental safeguards while frequently utilizing Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) to allow corporations to sue governments over environmental laws.

This case study examines the social and environmental impacts of a coal mining concession awarded to a Chinese company in the Mui Basin of Kitui County, Kenya. It details the threats to the livelihoods of local farmers and pastoralists, the disproportionate risks faced by women, and the legal challenges mounted by the community and civil society organizations against the Kenyan government.

This case study examines the displacement and exploitation of adivasi communities in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It details how the expansion of diamond and stone mining, alongside the establishment of wildlife reserves like the Panna Tiger Reserve, has stripped indigenous populations of their traditional livelihoods, land, and access to basic resources. The document highlights severe human rights violations, including child labour, gender-based wage gaps, and the prevalence of silicosis among workers, while outlining the advocacy efforts of civil society organisations to secure land titles and compensation.