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
COP30: Rights trampled, yet people power demonstrates that humanity will win
Leaders at COP30 in Brazil failed to agree to place people over profits as a lack of unity, accountability and transparency chipped away at...
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
Chad: Authorities failing to address deadly clashes between herders and farmers amid climate crisis
The Chadian authorities have failed to protect the victims of armed clashes between herders and farmers as well as their right to truth, justice,...
Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers behind the Riyadh Metro system subjected to decade of devastating abuse
Migrant workers who travelled to Saudi Arabia to work on the Riyadh Metro project were forced to pay exorbitant recruitment fees, worked in dangerous...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...