Protect the protest in Azerbaijan HERE First published: hier Overview For more than ten years, Azerbaijani authorities have been closing space for civil society. NGOs have been arbitrarily shut down and civil society representatives and journalists arrested or forced into exile. Azerbaijani authorities have faced international criticism for their alleged torture and other ill-treatment of Weiterlesen
Recommendations to parties to the UNFCCC
This document provides recommendations for parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to the Paris Agreement which would help put human rights front and centre of all climate action and decision making at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024. It updates an earlier version published in May 2024. Weiterlesen
Recharge for Rights: Ranking the Human Rights Due Diligence Reporting of Leading Electric Vehicle Makers
In order to combat climate change, many governments are now incentivising the market in electric vehicles (EV). Their batteries require cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, and other minerals. However, the rush to increase the supply of these minerals has led to the rapid expansion of mines causing human rights abuses and environmental harm around the world. Weiterlesen
We must act globally to safeguard the future of humanity
By Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International Multiple wars, extreme inequality, a looming climate collapse, and new technologies capable of transforming our very existence have brought humanity to a crossroads. We have no time left for complacency or defeatism—only a shared responsibility to salvage the world that we owe to future generations. Weiterlesen
Europe: New Amnesty briefing analyzes landmark climate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Amnesty International has today published a briefing that analyzes three landmark climate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), issued on 9 April 2024, on cases brought by older Swiss women, six young Portuguese people, and a former French mayor and member of the European Parliament. Weiterlesen
Ecuador: Gas flares in the Amazon threatens human rights in the present and future
Countries that are dependent on oil extraction must immediately put an end to harmful activities such as routine flaring and prioritize the urgent phase-out of fossil fuels to ensure a rapid and just energy transition. According to a new report released today by Amnesty International, eliminating flaring is one of the most immediate and critical measures to address the climate crisis, which disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities in sacrifice zones. Weiterlesen
Successful climate lawsuit in Costa Rica – young people gain access to climate-related information
On 26 January 2024, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled the government to publish climate-related information. The proceedings were based on a complaint by twelve civil society organisations, which submitted a request for information to the government on 21/09/2023. With the successful outcome of this case, another climate lawsuit in Latin America has now made a contribution to improved climate adaptation. Weiterlesen
The EU Supply Chain Act – Assessment by the Climate Crisis and Human Rights Working Group
States have an obligation to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. This also applies to human rights that are threatened by climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss – three interlinked threats. In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recognised the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right. States are therefore required to do everything possible to counteract these threats. Weiterlesen
The Significance of the Climate Crisis on the Global South
Nigeria is affected by inequality and corruption where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, there is no breaking through. Climate crises manifest itself in the daily lives of the people. The ecosystem and the people are dying and something needs to be done fast. Weiterlesen