Discussions of the coming energy transition tend to lack nuanced information on the impacts that lithium mining has on the environment and local mining communities.…
29 November 2023 – Youth climate activists are calling for immediate climate action before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Under the AO Let’s Go campaign,…
El 9 de enero de 2023, los Gobiernos de Chile y Colombia presentaron una solicitud conjunta de opinión consultiva (AO) ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights agreed to the request to issue an advisory opinion on Climate Emergency and Human Rights under Article 64(1) of…
On 9 January 2023, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Gabriel Boric of Chile, presented a request, signed by the Foreign Minister of Colombia,…
Jorge Daniel Taillant, CHRE’s Co-founder and recent Director, has been named Executive Director of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), where he will work to advance…
The Center for Human Rights and the Environment (CHRE) and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) recently submitted comments to the California Air…
The Summit of the Americas, a triennial meeting between leaders of the Americas, took place this past June in Los Angeles. Keynote speakers including U.S.…
The Center for Human Rights and Environment (CHRE) submitted comments this month to The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding a recently released draft Statement…
A new study concludes that cutting carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) alone cannot resolve the deepening climate catastrophe. Only a dual strategy that simultaneously reduces CO2…