Washington, Aug. 22 -- Today, the ICJ joined 10 other international and Venezuelan human rights organizations to call the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI)... Read More
Washington, Aug. 21 -- The Pima County Sheriff's Department and the Humane Society of the United States are hosting training to help law enforcement officers investigate animal abuse and prevent viole... Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 20 -- The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU National Prison Project filed a legal brief requesting that a federal court order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop its practice of deta... Read More
Washington, Aug. 19 -- Civilian authorities in Chile must urgently investigate the reported spying on investigative journalist Mauricio Weibel Barahona by the country's military, Transparency Internat... Read More
New York, Aug. 18 -- Authorities deported a Human Rights Watch official, Ahmed Benchemsi, on August 19, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities detained him for 10 hours and seized his pa... Read More
Switzerland, Aug. 17 -- Scientists have developed a test to extract DNA from hawksbill turtle products, including tortoiseshell jewelry. The novel method could be a major tool to track small and large... Read More
FAIRFIELD, Aug. 16 -- In response to two new Ebola cases in South Kivu, Heather Kerr, country director of Save the Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said: "This is extremely sad new... Read More
Washington, Aug. 15 -- A newly updated climate scenario analysis framework released today underscores the need for the U.S. power sector to completely decarbonize before 2050 in order to limit global ... Read More
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Sierra Club and a coalition of environmental allies launched a lawsuit today challenging former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's "ACE" rule -- known by m... Read More
COLORADO, Aug. 13 -- The Sierra Club and Nature Needs Half, an international coalition formed in 2009 to advance the protection of 50% of Earth's land and seas, proudly announce a new partnership to h... Read More