Federal judge rolls back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s ‘sacrifice zones’
Earlier this week, in a culmination of a decade-long fight, James Cain, a federal judge…
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New U.N. Cybercrime Treaty Could Threaten Human Rights
New U.N. Cybercrime Treaty Could Threaten Human RightsA recently adopted United Nations treaty could lead…
Roam rights have their limits
For our part, Right to Roam as a campaign supports exclusion in instances where access…
Icelandic Glacier Runs for President, Sparking Rights of Nature Movement – State of the Planet
Globally, concerned citizens have devised creative strategies for protecting glaciers in the face of climate…
NBA TV rights go to ESPN, NBC and Amazon as TNT is rejected
The NBA and WNBA have inked deals for where games will be aired and streamed…
Abortion Rights Groups Rush to Back Kamala Harris
Reproductive rights organizations have been quick to come out in support of Vice President Kamala…
UN: Nations need to do more to defend Indigenous rights
Two months ago, Makanalani Gomes, a Native Hawaiian activist, spoke about the importance of youth…
The key to better climate outcomes? Respecting Indigenous land rights and autonomy.
Conservation efforts are more effective when Indigenous peoples and local communities are given more autonomy…
Republican attorneys general mount a new attack on the EPA’s use of civil rights law
For much of its 53-year history, the Environmental Protection Agency let civil rights complaints languish.…
At UN, Indigenous leaders fight for application of rights
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration…