Katharina Rall
Katharina Rall is a Senior Researcher in the Environment and Human Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. Her work focuses on human rights violations related to the climate crisis and other environmental justice issues. She is a specialist in the right to a healthy environment and has carried out extensive research and advocacy in countries including South Africa, Canada, Kosovo, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Malawi, and Turkey. Katharina also led the advocacy for Human Rights Watch at UN climate negotiations.
Before joining Human Rights Watch, she researched economic, social, and cultural rights with the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law. Her prior experience also includes collaborating with human rights lawyers and communities affected by extractive industries, litigation and advocacy seeking accountability from the UN for its role in Haiti’s cholera outbreak and advising members of the German Parliament on human rights and international law issues.
Katharina has authored numerous Human Rights Watch reports, she has been published in peer-reviewed journals on environment and human rights, and has written for publications including Le Monde, Mail & Guardian, CNN and Foreign Policy in Focus. She also teaches economic, social, cultural and environmental rights at Sciences Po. Katharina holds a law degree from the University of Goettingen School of Law and graduated from New York University School of Law with an LL.M in International Legal Studies. Katharina speaks English, German, French and Spanish.
Articles Authored
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December 7, 2023
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September 29, 2023
European Court Hears Climate Crisis Case Brought by Children
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March 20, 2023
UN Warns of Climate Collapse
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December 1, 2022
EU Takes Step Towards Banning Plastic Waste Exports
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November 10, 2022
Egypt Denies Entry to Activist at Climate Talks
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October 22, 2021
Still No Justice for Killing of South African Mining Activist
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October 12, 2021
UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis
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Reports Authored
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Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat
Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia
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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Pregnancy Risks Left Out of Climate Change Planning
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“There is No Time Left”
Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya