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 ...

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 ...

The case shows that climate change is a fundamental human rights violation—and the victory of Bonaire, a Dutch territory, could open the door for similar lawsuits globally.

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. Protesters gather ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the ...

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The decision by the international tribunal in Costa Rica could reshape domestic climate cases across Latin America. A human rights court is poised to issue an opinion Thursday that could have ...

Last week, Human Rights Watch hosted the launch of the “Coalition on Dignified Climate-related Planned Relocation,” a new global alliance working to ensure communities forced to plan relocations due ...

Young climate activists who brought a landmark constitutional lawsuit against the U.S. government 10 years ago are taking their quest for justice to an international tribunal. The nonprofit law firm, ...

Minority rights and climate change are inextricably linked to one another, and we cannot win the fight against climate change without recognizing the benefits that indigenous populations around the ...

Climate change affects your clients, your practice and your professional duties. Use these examples and checklists to understand how climate risks might impact your legal practice.