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5 facts you need to know about enforced disappearances in Mexico

Enforced disappearances are increasing alarmingly year after year in the world and Mexico is one of the countries at the top of the list in Latin America.

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Oslo as a breathing space city for human rights defenders: SPRING 2024

In the spring of 2024, the Breathing Space City Programme had its third round of participants, with two human rights defenders staying in Oslo. See the highlights from their stay in this article.

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Raising voices against human rights violations related to the mining industry

Communities in Asia, Latin America, and other parts of the world, are under constant pressure from the mining industry, which often undermines indigenous communities and threatens their livelihood. The NHRF has grantee partners in different continents working with communities affected by this and shares their perspectives and experiences in this article.

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What it takes to preserve the rainforest

When global leaders gather at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum, there needs to be a focus on human rights. Efforts to preserve the tropical forest will only succeed if local communities, indigenous peoples' organisations and local organisations help to set the agenda and receive support for forest conservation in their own areas.

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Everything that happens in the forests ends up affecting all of us

What makes forests so important? Forests are the lungs of the planet: they cover one third of the earth's land surface with 4.06 billion hectares, equivalent to the combined areas of Brazil, Canada, China and the United States.

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The path is clear: The work of Women Human Rights Defenders is essential for promoting human rights

It is extremely important to #InvestInWomen Human Rights Defenders and their organisations to increase their full, equal and meaningful participation as key actors in peacebuilding, defence of territory and the environment.

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