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November 18, 2020

Indigenous voices to be heard for first time in EU debate on conservation

In the livestreamed debate, indigenous people and activists will have the chance to tell European policy makers what they think about conservation.
October 9, 2020

Sulphur dioxide emissions fall in India as coal use slows

India is offering a glimpse of what reduced coal use means for air quality and health, says Greenpeace.
September 30, 2020

Amnesty International 'hounded out of India'

The complete freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate, an investigative agency of the Government, brings all the work being done by the organisation in India to a halt.
September 17, 2020

Arrests of activists in India politically motivated, says Human Rights Watch

The Indian authorities are increasingly using authoritarian tactics to punish peaceful protests, while failing to act against violent attacks by its supporters, says Human Rights Watch.
August 30, 2020

New partnership to increase access to clean, efficient energy in India

India’s largest renewable energy company and the UN Environment Programme have signed a partnership agreement to promote increased access to renewable energy and improved energy efficiency.
June 29, 2020

Global persecution of humanists continues to worsen, says new report

The report identifies the growing use of blasphemy laws to crack down on the non-religious, as well as vigilante violence.
February 26, 2020

Eight killed in riots after 'hateful speeches' by political leaders in India

Political leaders in India are creating a violent environment by making hateful speeches, says Amnesty International India.
January 21, 2020

Tribal communities in India plead with US not to fund eviction from ancestral lands

Two tribal communities in India have written to the US authorities urging them to scrap support for a conservation project that could lead to the tribe’s eviction from their ancestral forests.
January 14, 2020

Anger as controversial Indian mining company opens tribal school

Survival International says the school is an attempt to reduce tribal resistance to the mining industry by teaching children to see mining as good and their own culture as backward.
December 31, 2019

Deadly force used against protesters in India

The Indian authorities should cease using unnecessary lethal force against demonstrators protesting a law that discriminates against Muslims, says Human Rights Watch.