On September 10, 2025, the German Amnesty Climate Crisis and Human Rights Coordination Group hosted an event to present Amnesty International’s new report, “Uncounted: Invisible deaths of older people and children during climate disasters in Pakistan“. Together with 25 participants, we explored the situation in Pakistan, on how extreme weather events severely impact the right Weiterlesen
Three years after devastating floods in Pakistan in 2022, the country’s disaster management authorities are not doing enough to protect lives during climate disasters: nearly 900 people have died amidst monsoon rains this year, more than half the official number in 2022. Weiterlesen
Pakistan is one of the countries most severely affected by the consequences of global warming. Temperatures above 50°C, severe flooding, scorching heat, and a collapse of medical care have long been part of everyday life for many people. “Uncounted: Invisible deaths of older people and children during climate disasters in Pakistan” documents how increasingly frequent Weiterlesen
Stand up for the land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and demand an end to the reprisals by the authorities. Please join our email campaign to David Eby, the Premier of British Columbia. Weiterlesen
Together for the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment: send your appeal to the Colombian government now! Weiterlesen
The parliament of Honduras is about to pass a law that would simplify the granting of environmental permits without taking human rights into account in the text. The last remaining discussion in plenary could take place in the next few days. Parliament must refrain from passing a law that could jeopardize the rights to a healthy environment, to information and to participation in public affairs. Weiterlesen
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
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
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
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
