Tag Archives for: "Human Rights"

EarthRights was founded with a bold vision: that a U.S. corporation could be held accountable for human rights abuses committed abroad. This had never happened before. So when EarthRights filed a [...]

As the COVID-19 crisis spreads, human rights activists are keeping a close watch on how governments, especially authoritarian leaders, have used the opportunity to consolidate power. But [...]

How Hydroelectric Projects Benefit Corporations–at the Expense of People and the Planet. Today is World Water Day, an opportunity to honor the human right to water. As billions of people [...]

It’s time to expand the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to protect against human rights abuses around the world As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial kicks off in the Senate, a new book “A Very [...]

It has been ten years since the 2009 coup d’état in Honduras, when members of the military and business elite overthrew a democratically elected president. Ever since, the Honduran regime—still [...]

When I first got started working on human rights issues more than 20 years ago, very few major U.S.-based organizations apart from EarthRights International were examining or discussing the [...]

Remains belonging to Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, last seen on April 17, 2014, were found in an abandoned oil drum in a reservoir in Thailand last week. Billy was an ethnic Karen land rights [...]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced the formation of a new initiative–the Commission on Unalienable Rights. If you’re concerned about how an administration defined by [...]

As worldwide threats against human rights and environmental activists continue to grow, EarthRights International is supporting the global movement to fight back. This month we launched our [...]

Land grabbing, forced evictions, and human rights violations. Thai outbound investments in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have significantly increased in recent years. While some [...]