Press release – Kogruppe Klimakrise und Menschenrechte

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...

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,...

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...

When people are displaced by climate change, what rights do they have?

Climate change is a global emergency that touches every human on this planet. But its effects hit some people harder than others. People in...

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...

Global: International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion bolsters fight for climate justice and accountability

Reacting to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect of climate change, Mandi Mudarikwa, Head...

Inter-American Court sets milestone in the global fight for climate justice

In a historic moment, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its Advisory Opinion clarifying the specific obligations of states to address the climate crisis through...

Global: Countries must act fast to save the Sustainable Development Goals

With countries in danger of failing to meet their Sustainable Development Goals targets – and their human rights obligations – leaders attending the Financing...

Guaranteeing transparency and a seat at the table for those on the frontlines of the climate emergency: Recommendations for the host country agreement guiding COP30

Brazil’s democratic transformation presents a unique opportunity to set international precedents in environmental democracy. By reinforcing this commitment, Brazil can lead by example, influencing...

Ecuador: Justice has failed the Warriors for the Amazon, but their fight continues

Press release | First published: here | 26 March 2025 On 30 January 2025, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court dismissed an extraordinary action for protection brought...

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