One of the girls who sued the Ecuadorian government to end gas flaring in the Amazon will attend the environmental summit to demand that the court ruling be enforced. Weiterlesen
OpEd: From an oil well to COP30
Global: Fossil fuel infrastructure is putting rights of 2 billion people and critical ecosystems at risk
Fossil fuel infrastructure poses risks for the health and livelihoods of at least 2 billion people globally, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, Amnesty International and Better Planet Laboratory said in a new report on the fossil fuel industry’s harms to climate, people and ecosystems across the world. Weiterlesen
Somalia: Thousands of climate-displaced individuals being failed by authorities and the international community – new report
Somali authorities and the international community have repeatedly failed to protect thousands of people from drought-affected communities in southern Somalia, exposing them to violations of their rights to food, water, family, health and life, Amnesty International said in a new report. Weiterlesen
South Africa: Government is failing millions of people trapped in informal settlements and impacted by the climate crisis – new report
The government is putting the well-being and in many cases the lives of the more than five million people living in South Africa’s informal settlements at risk by failing to provide them with access to quality housing and essential services, Amnesty International South Africa said in a new report. Weiterlesen
COP30: People, not profits and power, must be at the heart of negotiations at UN Climate summit
COP30 leaders must keep people, and not profits and power, at the heart of negotiations by committing to protect and address activists’ demands to ramp up the climate action our planet urgently needs – a full, fast, fair and funded fossil-fuel phase-out and just transition to sustainable energy for all, in all sectors, Amnesty International said ahead of the annual UN climate summit in Brazil. Weiterlesen
How do we protect the right to housing amid the growing threat of climate change?
Climate change is getting worse and so are the threats it poses to human rights. The right to adequate housing is being violated on a massive scale, as homes, particularly those in informal settlements, are destroyed by the effects of climate change. Weiterlesen
Canada: Sentencing of land defenders sends ‘chilling message’ about Indigenous rights
The sentencing of three land defenders criminalized by Canada sends a chilling message about the threats facing people and Nations on the front lines of the struggle for Indigenous rights and environmental justice. Weiterlesen
Bangladesh: Climate crisis magnifies discrimination against “invisible” sanitation workers
Bangladesh authorities must urgently address their failure to uphold the rights of sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination, vulnerabilities that are only deepening amid a global climate crisis driven largely by fossil fuel combustion, Amnesty International said in a new report. Weiterlesen
Publishing the COP30 host country agreement with Brazil is a positive step for transparency
Amnesty International and 43 other organizations released a joint letter welcoming the publication of the agreement between the Brazilian government and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on hosting the COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil, between 10-21 November 2025. Weiterlesen
Join Damisoa’s fight for climate-displaced people in Madagascar
Sign the petition and demand that the government do more to help those facing hunger, homelessness and crisis. Weiterlesen