environmental health
Human Rights after Rio+20: failure is not an option
June 21st, 2012
June 21st, 2012
Blog: As the dust settles on a disappointing Rio+20 conference, the CESR blog explains why human rights norms and standards can and must inform the future course of global development.
David vs Goliath in the Ecuadorian Amazon
by Kevin Donegan
March 11th, 2011
by Kevin Donegan
March 11th, 2011
Oil giant Chevron is ordered to pay US$9 billion compensation for the environmental and health impacts of oil contamination in the Amazon. CESR Co-founder Chris Jochnick reflects on the judgment.
Local justice in Ecuador advances global struggle for corporate accountability
by Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director
February 17th, 2011
by Ignacio Saiz, Executive Director
February 17th, 2011
Oil giant Chevron is ordered to pay US$9 billion compensation for the environmental and health impacts of oil contamination in the Amazon, a step toward corporate accountability to human rights standards.
How much longer for a legally-binding accord on emissions reductions?
by Victoria Wisniewski Otero
December 15th, 2010
by Victoria Wisniewski Otero
December 15th, 2010
The agreement from the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún has received high praise, but also criticism of a crackdown on social justice activists. A look at the human rights implications.
Justice delayed and denied in India
by Victoria Wisniewski
June 24th, 2010
by Victoria Wisniewski
June 24th, 2010
Court ruling on 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster is "too little, too late."
Oil Spills You Never Heard Of
by Kevin Donegan
June 10th, 2010
by Kevin Donegan
June 10th, 2010
Are we only outraged about an oil spill that we can see?
