Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide information in response to the call for input for the upcoming report on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition from across the world. Weiterlesen
Ecuador: 13 activists of the Guerreras por la Amazonía group (May 2025)
Because of their commitment to protecting the environment and human habitats, 13 female activists from the Amazon region are in danger. The girls and young women, aged between 10 and 19, belong to the group Guerreras por la Amazonía (GxA). Some of them come from indigenous communities. In 2021, with the support of the organization Weiterlesen
Honduras: Murder suspect charged and in custody
On September 14, 2024, environmental activist Juan López was shot dead in the municipality of Tocoa. The alleged perpetrator and two people accused of complicity are facing murder charges and are in custody. However, the masterminds behind the crime have not yet been identified. Amnesty will continue to urge the Honduran authorities to ensure full Weiterlesen
Paraguay: Free environmental defender
Vidal Brítez was detained on 26 March in Paso Yobái, Guairá as a reprisal for his defence of a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The Prosecutor’s Office is pursuing alleged acts of serious coercion for an incident in which he did not take part. We are urging the Prosecutor’s Office to respect Mr Brítez’s procedural Weiterlesen
Pipeline construction in Canada violates human rights!
The land of the Wet’suwet’en Nation is located in the Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.). For years, the indigenous land defenders have been peacefully resisting the construction of a liquified natural gas pipeline by Coastal GasLink on their land. They have never agreed to this construction. They are protesting for the protection of forests Weiterlesen
Ecuador: Justice has failed the Warriors for the Amazon, but their fight continues
Press release | First published: here | 26 March 2025 On 30 January 2025, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court dismissed an extraordinary action for protection brought by the “Guerreras por la Amazonia” (Warriors for the Amazon). This group of activists, supported by the Union of People Affected by Texaco’s Oil Operations (UDAPT), the “Eliminen los Mecheros, Enciendan Weiterlesen
Ecuador: Presidential candidates must put human rights at the center of their proposals
On the eve of the last presidential debate scheduled for March 23 and ahead of the April 13 presidential elections, Amnesty International published today an open letter addressed to the presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa (available only in Spanish). Weiterlesen
USA: Chilling verdict against Greenpeace sets damaging precedent for protection and promotion of human rights and climate justice
In response to a U.S. jury in North Dakota ordering Greenpeace to pay at least $660m to the fossil fuel company Energy Transfer, having found the organization responsible for defamation and the actions of protesters opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: Weiterlesen
Unique climate lawsuit before the Higher Regional Court in Hamm – Saúl Luciano Lliuya demands corporate liability of coal company RWE for climate risks
On 17.03.2025 and 19.03.2025, oral hearings will take place before the Hamm Higher Regional Court in the groundbreaking case brought by Peruvian farmer Saúl against the energy company RWE. These proceedings are the first to deal with possible liability issues of companies for their contribution to the climate crisis. Following the successful admission of the lawsuit to trial and the comprehensive gathering of evidence in the spring of 2022, the next significant stage in the proceedings will now follow. Weiterlesen
Colombia: Preventing the expulsion of FEDEPESAN members
On February 15, 2024, the Colombian fishing and environmental association FEDEPESAN announced that its members would be forced to collectively move away from the areas they inhabit in the lakes and rivers around the city of Barrancabermeja. In recent years and also in the first two months of 2025, members of FEDEPESAN have been subjected to numerous harassments, threats, robberies, extortions and even assassination attempts by armed groups seeking control of the waters for their own benefit or retaliating against FEDEPESAN for denouncing possible cases of pollution and corruption. Amnesty International is calling on the Colombian police to ensure the safety of FEDEPESAN members and prevent their displacement. Weiterlesen