Ellinor: “While I still have power to fight for Indigenous rights in Norway, I will”
Ellinor Guttorm Utsi, 60, is a Sami reindeer herder from Norway. The Sami people are an Indigenous People with distinct culture, languages, and traditions who...
Libre: “I’ve been held in custody and prosecuted for blocking traffic”
In this story, Libre reveals what inspired her activism, and why she’s hoping her engagement will lead to changes. Weiterlesen
Türkiye: New climate summit host must respect, protect and facilitate climate justice advocacy before, during and after COP31
Responding to the news of Türkiye hosting COP31 next year, Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s Programme Director for Climate Justice said: Weiterlesen
EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback
New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union...
Why are the Sustainable Development Goals way off track?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were put in place 10 years ago to guarantee peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and...
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: