Request for an advisory opinion on the scope of the state obligations for responding to the climate emergency At issue: Whether states have specific obligations to confront climate emergencies within the context of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Jurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights READ MORE
Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeking to Redress Violations of the Rights of Children in Cité Soleil, Haiti At issue: Whether the health harms from trash disposal, exacerbated by climate change, violate Haitian children's human rights. Jurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights READ MORE
Hearing on Climate Change Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights At issue: Civil society groups asked IACHR to promote climate policies that protect human rights. Jurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights READ MORE
A Request for an Advisory Opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Concerning the Interpretation of Article 1(1), 4(1) and 5(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights At issue: In an advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized the right to a healthy environment as a human right Jurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights READ MORE
Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeking Relief from Violations of the Rights of Arctic Athabaskan Peoples Resulting from Rapid Arctic Warming and Melting Caused by Emissions of Black Carbon by Canada At issue: Address effects of black carbon on the Athabaskan people via arctic warmingJurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights READ MORE
Petition To The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeking Relief From Violations Resulting from Global Warming Caused By Acts and Omissions of the United States At issue: Petition to the Commission seeking relief from human rights violations resulting from global warming caused by acts and omissions of the United StatesJurisdictions:Inter-American System of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights READ MORE