Category: Urgent Actions

Türkiye: Environmental defender on trial: Esra Işık

Esra Işık, a 26-year-old environmental human rights defender, is facing prosecution under Articles 265 and 125 of the Turkish Penal Code for allegedly ‘’preventing a public official from performing their duty’’ and “insulting public officials.” She was detained on 30 March after taking part in a peaceful protest against an urgent expropriation decision affecting villages Weiterlesen

Accountability NOW For Inadequate Disaster Response

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