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Habi Center submits proclamation to Attorney General regarding Nile river pollution and fish death

ESCR-Net member, Habi Center for Environmental Rights, submitted a proclamation to the Attorney General in Egypt under number 1394 accusing the government of negligence in taking the necessary procedures to...

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Justiça Global’s report elaborates on the state of human rights after the tailing dam collapse in Brazil

ESCR-net member Justiça Global published a report Inside the Vale of Mud elaborating on an...

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Guatemala: “We are not criminals, we are defenders of the rivers and mountains”

TO: His Excellency Jimmy Morales, President of the Republic of Guatemala CC: Dr. Ranulfo Rafael Rojas Cetina, President of the Judiciary Ms. Thelma Aldana, Esq., Attorney General of the Public Ministry [1] Mr. Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Ms...
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SERAC undertakes advocacy actions regarding the forced eviction of the Maroko community in Nigeria

In 2008, the Maroko community, in conjunction with the ...

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ESCR-Net members demand protection for woman human rights defender in Peru

Several members of ESCR-Net including Asociación Pro –Derechos Humanos del Perú (APRODEH), the ...

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Brazil: justice for the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães, human rights activist

São Paulo, 24 January, 2016 TO: Sérgio Condeli, Police Department in the State of Rondonia Francisco Borges Neto, Special Delegate for Repression of Crimes Against Life Elias Chaquian Filho, Promotor of Justice RE: Investigation into the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães We, the...
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MAB calls for justice for disappeared grassroots leader

The Dam-Affected Movement of Brazil (Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens – MAB) calls for justice and a thorough, independent and impartial investigation following the disappearance of...

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Pakistan: release Saeed Baloch, human rights defender

On 21 January, ESCR-Net sent a letter to the government of Pakistan to express concern about the recent arrest of Saeed Baloch, human rights defender,...

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Brazil authorizes operation of the Belo Monte Dam, disregarding the rights of affected communities

The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) today authorized the Belo Monte Dam's operating license, which allows the dam's reservoirs to be filled. The authorization was granted despite clear noncompliance with conditions necessary...

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Victory of the peasants’ movement in the struggle for the recognition of their rights within the UN

On the afternoon of October 1st 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by majority a resolution where it decides that the open-ended intergovernmental working group, with the

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