The Norwegian Transparency Act, a broad law mandating that covered companies conduct human rights-related due diligence for their operations and supply chains, went into effect in July 2022. The ambitious law is part of a...more
The U.N. Human Rights Committee ruled in a watershed case that Australia has failed adequately to protect indigenous Torres Strait Islanders from the adverse effects of climate change....more
On 11 October 2021, Norway's highest court declared a construction licence granted in respect of wind turbines to be invalid, because it breached the right of minorities to practice their culture as set out in art. 27 of the...more
Das Oberste Gericht Norwegens erklärte am 11. Oktober 2021 eine Baugenehmigung für Windkraftanlagen für ungültig, weil diese gegen das Recht auf kulturelle Praxis von Minderheiten aus Art. 27 ICCPR verstoße. Als eines der...more
Can you imagine needing a life-saving transplant and then having a family member, who is an exact donor match, denied entry into the U.S. for a medical procedure that could save your life? Or being denied your dying wish to...more