World leaders at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City from September 22-28, 2026, should commit to defending human rights, Human Rights Watch said. They should co...

Staatsbesuch des Präsidenten der VAE unter strengen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Mining Should Not Come at the Expense of Human Rights By Juliane Kippenberg Mining pollution has been a fact of life for 15-year-old “Joyce” as long as she can remember. Joyce, whose real name is d…

Registration fees and other costs to attend public schools in Liberia are a major barrier to education, forcing many children to delay enrollment, miss school, or drop out altogether.

Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children.

Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children.

Zambia should provide accountability for its failure to clean up a contaminated mine site that is responsible for the ongoing lead poisoning of children.

Zambia is expanding development of its rich deposits of critical minerals, which are needed for the global shift to renewables. But poisoning from past mining and a huge toxic spill at a mine site are...

Residents living near Lega Dembi mine, located in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, have complained of serious health impacts for years, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and children born with long-term h...

Residents living near Lega Dembi mine, located in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, have complained of serious health impacts for years, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and children born with long-term h...

In an overdue but welcome step, Egypt’s Ministry of Finance has published data showing state owned enterprises, following 2024 tax reforms to remove their tax exemptions, contributed 67 billion pounds...

Gerade in Konfliktsituationen, wie den eskalierenden Feindseligkeiten im Nahen Osten, müssen Regierungen, die sich dem Völkerrecht verpflichtet sehen, bereit sein, dieses auch zu verteidigen.

Three years after the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) came into force, it is worth asking about its impacts: Is the law helping to prevent human rights violations along global supply chai...

People living near Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have for years complained about serious health impacts, including children born with long-term health conditions, miscarriages, and ...

On January 20, a Belgian court held a closed-door hearing to determine whether to pursue a criminal case against the last living former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the 1961 assassi...

People living near Lega Dembi gold mine in Ethiopia’s Oromia region have for years complained about serious health impacts, including children born with long-term health conditions, miscarriages, and ...

The United States played a leading role in establishing the UN. Now, US President Donald Trump is undermining and defunding large parts of it.

[Sarah Saadoun is a senior advisor on economic inequality at Human Rights Watch] Diplomats from dozens of countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, in November for a new round of negotiations on a Unit…

The Trump administration this week announced its intention to withdraw the United States from over 60 international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Con...

When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell, he told a journalist. The c...

The European Parliament’s approval on December 16, 2025, of final amendments watering down the EU’s flagship corporate accountability law severely undermines the EU’s ability to hold businesses’ accou...

Mit der Zustimmung zu den endgültigen Änderungen am wegweisenden Gesetz der Europäischen Union zu unternehmerischer Rechenschaftspflicht in Lieferketten hat das Europäische Parlament den Geltungsberei...

Berlin, 09.12.2025 | Heute wurden die Trilogverhandlungen zum Omnibus-I-Paket abgeschlossen. Vertreter*innen des Europäischen Parlaments, der EU-Kommission und des EU-Rats haben einen finalen Kompromi...

Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz reist am 6. Dezember nach Israel und trifft dort unter anderem Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu. Netanjahu wird vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) wegen Kriegs...

Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka warns that resource extraction is endangering vulnerable communities and fueling conflict worldwide.

Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka warns that resource extraction is endangering vulnerable communities and fueling conflict worldwide.

Plus tôt cette année, Norbert Amoya, 29 ans, est allé chercher de l'eau dans une rivière du nord de la Zambie. Il y a découvert de nombreux poissons morts et l'eau avait une odeur étrange. Une catastr...

When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major minin...

Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia oppose a UN resolution for nations to start discussing options for a global minerals agreement

Ausstehende Löhne und Sozialleistungen, überlange Arbeitszeiten, Missachtung der geltenden Rechtslage, schlechte Hygienebedingungen, Vortäuschung falscher Tatsachen im Anwerbeprozess bis hin zu Anzeic...

Das EU-Lieferkettengesetz wurde auf Druck der Industrie entschärft. Nun entscheidet Deutschland über die Zukunft des Gesetzes.