Mélissa Godin

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The Fight to Save Ecuador’s Sacred River

A court case will test whether Indigenous communities will have their voices heard in the green energy transition.

By MÉLISSA GODIN / Tena, Ecuador October 25, 2022

Lawyers Are Working to Put 'Ecocide' on Par with War Crimes. Could an International Law Hold Major Polluters to Account?

Creating a legal definition of "ecocide" would allow environmental destruction to be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court

By Mélissa Godin February 19, 2021

How Domestic Abusers Have Exploited Technology During the Pandemic

When Julie’s boyfriend came home with a brand new iPhone for her at the end of the summer in 2019, Julie saw it as a peace offering—a sign that their relationship was on the mend....

By Mélissa Godin December 31, 2020

She Was Racially Abused by Hospital Staff as She Lay Dying. Now a Canadian Indigenous Woman's Death Is Forcing a Reckoning on Racism

“She spent her final days in agony, surrounded by people who held her in contempt, people who were supposed to protect her”

By Mélissa Godin October 9, 2020

How COVID-19 Has Hit Refugee Camps

For a number of months, the world’s largest refugee camps appeared to have been spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. But human rights groups now say COVID-19 infection rates are on the rise in...

By Mélissa Godin October 9, 2020

Europe's COVID-19 Cases Are Spiking. Here's How 4 Different Countries Are Trying to Stop A Second Wave

A resurgence in COVID-19 cases has gripped countries across Europe, leaving politicians grappling with how to curb the spread of the virus. Governments are now strengthening regulations around mask-wearing, limiting the number of people that...

By Mélissa Godin September 23, 2020

Blaze That Destroyed Greece's Moria Refugee Camp Symbolizes Breakdown in E.U. Over Future of Migrants

12,000 migrants and refugees were left without shelter or access to basic services after fires over the past two days spread throughout Greece’s largest refugee camp, Moria, on the island of Lesbos. The fires come...

By Mélissa Godin September 10, 2020

The Ocean Farmers Trying to Save the World With Seaweed

In a cove in Bamfield, a coastal community in British Columbia, Canada, Louis Druehl steers his boat, The Kelp Express, a mile along the mountainous coastline. For 51 years, this boat has taken Druehl to...

By Mélissa Godin September 4, 2020

Children Across Europe Are Going Back to School. Here's How 3 Countries Are Managing It

Germany, Scotland and Norway are reopening schools, but not without incident

By Mélissa Godin September 2, 2020

How Entrepreneurs Are Helping Africa in the Pandemic

“If we reimagine how we live and do business on the continent, we can actually turn this into an opportunity and not a crisis,” Swaniker said during Tuesday's TIME100 Talks

By Mélissa Godin August 18, 2020
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