Europe – Kogruppe Klimakrise und Menschenrechte

EU: Catastrophic changes proposed to key sustainability laws would erode human rights and environmental protections

Reacting to today’s publication by the European Commission of a “simplification” Omnibus proposal which envisions damaging changes to key EU sustainability laws, including the...

Global: Nigerian residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for justice

After a decade-long fight for justice, the Preliminary Issues Trial of Nigerian Law for Shell vs Ogale and Bille communities is set to take...

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

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...

COP29: Climate negotiation drafts are an affront to human rights

Reacting to this morning’s release of several draft decision texts at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Climate Justice Advisor, said:

COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the heart of all decision making and commit to...

COP29: States must press Azerbaijani authorities to end assault on civil society

In the leadup to next month’s COP29 climate summit in Baku, states must exert pressure on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse their clampdown on...

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...

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...