Columbia Law School’s database provides a comprehensive collection of different pieces of climate litigation brought across the world.
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Here you can find information on: What countries have signed and ratified different human rights treaties The different treaty bodies that exist Guides for how to submit a complaint Past cases and examples
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The IACtHR can issue precautionary measures to order a state not to continue with an action if it would cause a serious and irreparable harm to the person involved. Other regional human rights court have similar mechanisms. The linked resource provides further information on precautionary measures at the IACtHR.
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Article 19 is an organisation that specialises in protecting freedom of expression and the right to protest. The linked resource provides an outline on the human rights law framework on protesting and when one’s right to protest can be restricted.
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Global Canopy Programme has a Forest 500 index which assesses the conduct and policy of 500 of the main “powerbrokers” in the global deforestation. This could be useful if you want to hold investors and financial institutions accountable for their connections with illegal deforestation.
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CIEL and the Rainforest Foundation have useful information on how to use the REDD+ complaints mechanism if you think REDD projects are negatively impacting your rights. This could be useful if there’s a REDD program impact the rights of people who live in forests.
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A report by the U.S. Carter Center on specific instances of the application of Liberia’s Freedom of Information Act, signed into law on September 16, 2010.
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A slightly out-of-date database listing international cases which address important legal issues on rights to information
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A UK-focused website resource by the Constitution Unit at University College London. Research, articles and surveys about the efficacy of FoI laws and procedures in the UK and internationally.
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LegalLeaks toolkit p44 Appeals mechanism in the OSCE region
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