As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Mining method adopted in Congo comes with major human rights risks such as child labour and dangerous working conditions. Fatal accidents in …

Niyamgiri, in bits and pieces

As Odisha government confines the claims of Dongria Kondh to small patches of forests around their hamlets, the second palli sabha at Kesarpadi …

US court frees Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal gas disaster case

Company need not pay for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims, says district judge

Nigerian government sets up fund to clean up Ogoniland oil spill

Amnesty International has warned that Ogoniland's environment may never be restored

Israel deliberately targeted Gaza's health facilities: Amnesty

Even prior to the July attacks, health services in Gaza had been in steady decline because of Israeli blockade; hospitals were not performing …

Police harass journalist for exposing sexual abuse of Jarawa women

Editor of Andaman Chronicle, Denis Giles, served notices in unrelated cases

Politicians, activists condemn killing of alleged sandalwood smugglers in Andhra

Amnesty International and National Human Rights Commission seek explanation from Andhra Pradesh government

Phuldumer advises Vedanta not to return to Niyamgiri

Seven straight rejections means a majority of the 12 villages have said ‘no’ to proposed bauxite mining

Seshachalam killing: Hyderabad High Court orders fresh post-mortem

Killing of 20 people has also led to uproar by human rights activists who have called it a brutal police action