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Court finds in favour of group of older Swiss women who claimed weak policies put them at greater risk of death from heatwaves

Europe's highest human rights court began its session Tuesday on a group of climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Western governments could once be confident of protecting their friends. Nicaragua’s case shows those days are gone, says Steve Crawshaw, former UK director at Human Rights Watch

Climate activists seek a landmark court ruling to hold European states accountable for climate change, potentially reshaping global climate policy.

The EU's top rights court on Tuesday condemned Switzerland for violating the Convention on Human Rights through its inaction in the face of climate change in a landmark case brought by an association of elderly women. But the court rejected a similar claim against France filed by a former mayor…

Petition to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights filed on behalf of Manuel Paez Terán, aka ‘Tortuguita’, and their mother

Ras el–Hekma is part of a $60bn package to help the economy withstand the impact of conflict in Gaza, but critics fear the money will entrench a corrupt, oppressive regime

Some employees of French energy giant EDF want the company to reconsider its involvement in a hydro-electric plant in the Saudi desert that would power Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's futuristic megacity Neom, following concerns over the project's sustainability and alleged human rights abuses.

Explore three significant human rights cases in Europe shaping climate litigation and environmental policy, emphasizing the urgent need for legal action.

Kerala government holds Governor Arif Mohammed Khan responsible for delaying appointment of Kerala State Human Rights Commission chairperson.

Thiruvananthapuram Governor appoints K. Byjunath as acting chairperson of State Human Rights Commission based on committee recommendation.