SDGs progress report 2022
Based on the results of a survey conducted in October-November 2021, this report provides an analysis of the level of awareness and penetration of the SDGs among GCNJ member companies and organisations,
Human Rights
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Climate change, gender equality and human rights in Asia: regional review and promising practices
The report aims to provide a better understanding for policymakers in Asia about what focusing on human rights and gender equality in the context of climate change entails in practice. By synthesising
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The Judgement of the Supreme Court regarding calculation of notional income for homemakers, 05/01/2021
<p>The Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kirti & Others Vs Oriental Insurance Company Limited dated 05/01/2021. The matter related to the motor accident compensation of Rs. 22
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Human Development Report 2020: the next frontier- human development and the anthropocene
The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world, but unless humans release their grip on nature, it won’t be the last, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme
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Nepal human development report 2020
Nepal has been publishing the Nepal Human Development Report since 1998, with the focus shifting considering the needs of the country. The last Nepal Human Development Report in 2014 focused mainly on
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Order of the High Court of Karnataka regarding manual scavengers, 09/12/2021
<p>Order of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru dated 09/12/2020 in the matter of All India Council of Trade Unions Vs Union of India & Others.</p> <p>Two writ petitions were filed. The first
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Prosperous and green in the Anthropocene: the human right to a healthy environment in Southeast Asia
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) has published a report on legal instruments and practice in Southeast Asia that support a right to a healthy environment. The authors
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Rights-based conservation: the path to preserving Earth’s biological and cultural diversity?
This report is informed by the imperative to prevent the collapse of biodiversity while respecting the tenure and human rights of Indigenous Peoples (IPs), local communities (LCs), and Afrodescendants
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Whose water? a comparative analysis of national laws and regulations recognizing indigenous peoples’, afro-descendants’, and local communities’ water tenure
This report presents an innovative, international comparative assessment on the extent to which various national-level legal frameworks recognize the freshwater tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants,
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding proper treatment of COVID-19 patients, 12/06/2020
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of 'In Re the proper treatment of COVID19 patients and dignified handling of dead bodies in the hospitals'dated 12/06/2020.</p> <p>The cognizance
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding problems faced by migrant labourers due to lockdown, 09/06/2020
<p>The Supreme Court (SC) on June 9, 2020 directed all the states and Union Territories (UTs) to 'consider' withdrawal of prosecution and complaints under Section 51 of Disaster Management Act