How mineral extraction and new energy projects without free, prior and informed consent are threatening Indigenous Sámi livelihoods and culture in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Weiterlesen
Colombia: Death threats against CREDHOS chairman
On 30 November 2024 and again on 2 January 2025, the civil society organization CREDHOS publicly denounced assassination plans by the armed group EGC against its president Iván Madero. Civil society organizations working for human rights, land rights and environmental protection in the northern Colombian region of Magdalena Medio, including CREDHOS and FEDEPESAN, have been Weiterlesen
USA: President Trump must respect human rights in his second term
On the day of the U.S. presidential inauguration, Amnesty International calls on President Donald Trump and his administration to respect human rights obligations in all their policies and governing approaches. Weiterlesen
Davos: Rich and powerful must uphold their responsibility to safeguard humanity
Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, which begins on 20 January, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said… Weiterlesen
Plenty to go around: Mobilizing finance for climate justice
On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos and following the disastrous outcome of negotiations on a new climate finance target at COP29 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024, this document explains how fair taxation and responsible financing can play a key role in raising a significant amount of finance that is urgently needed to address the climate crisis, particularly for lower-income countries. Rapid progress must be made in 2025 at the Fourth Financing for Development Forum and in the development of the binding UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. Weiterlesen
Mahnwache für die Landverteidiger*innen in Kanada in Hannover
- Date30. March 2025 15:00 – 18:00 Uhr
- Hannover Messe
Anlässlich der Hannover Messe 2025 plant die Koordinationsgruppe “Menschenrechte und indigene Völker” gemeinsam mit der lokalen Gruppe in Hannover (Gruppe 1017) eine Mahnwache vor dem Kongress-Zentrum, da Kanada Partnerland der Messe ist. Gemeinsam wollen wir auf die Situation der kriminalisierten Landverteidiger*innen der indigenen Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia aufmerksam machen und unsere Solidarität mit ihnen Weiterlesen
Philippines: Nickel mining projects approved despite inadequate consultation and serious risks to communities’ health and environment
Indigenous Peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are being subjected to numerous human rights abuses amid a rapid expansion in the mining of nickel, an essential component of lithium-ion batteries, Amnesty International said today in a new report highlighting the human cost of rising global demand for electric vehicles. Weiterlesen
Azerbaijan: Release journalists arrested after COP29
On 6 December, in the aftermath of UN Climate Change conference COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijani authorities detained seven journalists and media workers on spurious charges of “smuggling”, which carry prison sentences from 5-8 years. Their arbitrary detention and prosecution is a reprisal for their journalistic work and part of the government’s crackdown on critical Weiterlesen
Argentina: Joel Paredes – Blinded in one eye by police violence during peaceful demonstration
29-year-old Joel Paredes lost his right eye to a rubber bullet fired by the police while taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Argentina. Do you support our call to bring those responsible for Joel’s blindness to justice? Weiterlesen
COP29: Finance target is a blueprint for inequalities and violations
The derisory new climate finance target agreed at the close of COP29 in Azerbaijan will put the human rights of billions of people at risk and perpetuate global inequalities, Amnesty International said today. Following days of protracted and opaque negotiations in Baku, the conference ended yesterday with an agreement by high-income countries to mobilize USD300 billion annually by 2035, to help lower-income countries address the escalating climate crisis. Weiterlesen