Human rights

Avec l'accélération des effets du changement climatique, nous devons repenser le droit humain à l'eau

Cette année, le thème de la Journée mondiale de l'eau est l'eau et le changement climatique.

With climate change impacts accelerating, we need to re-think the human right to water

This year’s theme for World Water Day is Water and Climate Change.

Uprooted Episode 11: Slavery in Brazil's Meat Chain

IATP, FASE, and The Heinrich Boell Foundation recently released a report on the industrial meat complex in Brazil. Besides the massive government corruption and environmental destruction, the human rights abuses in the supply chain are both well-documented and abundant.

UN Committee on Food Security Links Water with Food and Nutrition Security

In its 42nd session, the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) two weeks ago made landmark recommendations linking water with food security and nutrition.

On World Water Day: Let’s work for people, not corporations

Twenty three years ago, in 1993, the first annual World Water Day was an occasion to draw attention to water related challenges around the globe.  It will be observed again tomorrow, with a focus on sustainable water governance.

Tar sands, trade rules and the gutting of human rights for corporate profit

A new report released today from IATP takes an in-depth look at how tar sands have developed from an unconventional, inefficient energy source to the spotlight of the corporate agenda as conventional oil supplies dwindle.