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Healthy environment ruled a human right by world’s top court, as campaigners hail ‘seismic’ win
The world’s top court has said a healthy environment is a human right, and governments could be violating international law ...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba dismisses reports that he will step down next month
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to step down by the end of August, according to local media reports, ...
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Inside the Cross-Border Network Exposing the Environmental Crisis Facing Africa’s Longest River
Co-founded by two journalists, InfoNile has grown into a sprawling ecosystem of cross-border investigations, multimedia storytelling, and data-driven reporting across the Nile Basin's 11 countries.
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“Under the microscope”: Activists opposing a Nevada lithium mine were surveilled for years, records show
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have for years worked alongside private security to surveil protesters who oppose Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine, according to internal law enforcement ...
UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law
The United Nations’ top court in a landmark advisory opinion says countries could be in violation of international law if ...
World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm
It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate ...
Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change
The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The ...
UN's top court says all countries have to act against climate change. Here are the key takeaways.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15-black ...
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ICJ climate change opinion gives “hope” to communities on the frontlines of climate crisis
This ruling is a powerful tool we can use to demand that those most responsible for this climate crisis be held accountable.
In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate ...
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World’s top court opens door to compensation from countries responsible for climate crisis
International Court of Justice rules that governments have a legal duty to prevent and repair damage to the climate system ...
In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change threat
The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by cooperating to curb emissions, as it delivered an opinion set to ...