May 31
Gambia: Devastating Impact of Overfishing On Local Communities #AfricaClimateCrisis
The Gambian government must take all necessary steps to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF), combat overfishing, and increase the transparency of fishing… Read more »
March 20
Africa: IPCC Report Warning That Global Warming Will Exceed 1.5°C Limit Must Hasten Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels #AfricaClimateCrisis
An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report issued today, which warns that global warming this century is on course to exceed an agreed 1.5°C limit without… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Egypt: Statement of Solidarity With Human Rights Defenders, Climate Justice Advocates, and Persecuted Civil Society Organizations
We the undersigned organizations advocating for climate justice, understand the importance of peaceful dissent, participation, and advocacy to demand climate action and to ensure… Read more »
Africa: COP15 - Biodiversity Conference 'Fails' to Protect Indigenous People's Rights
COP15 aims to preserve biodiversity by calling on countries to commit to declaring 30% of the earth protected for conservation by 2030 Yet '30 x 30 agreement' falls short of… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Egypt: UAE - Egyptian-American Dissident At Risk of Torture After COP27 Criticism
Sherif Osman has been in detention in Dubai for more than a month and is at risk of multiple human rights violations if extradited to Egypt UAE, which will host COP28 next year,… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Biodiversity COP15, Montreal - Warning of 'Grave' Risk to Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Proposal to protect 30% of all land and sea must put Indigenous peoples' rights at its heart Read more »
October 27, 2021
Madagascar: 'Catastrophic' Drought Is Claiming Lives - Global Action Urgently Required #AfricaClimateCrisis
One of Madagascar's worst droughts in history is devastating a population where 91% live below the poverty line Read more »
June 07, 2021
Africa: G7 Summit - Rich Countries' Climate Plans 'Violate the Human Rights of Billions of People' - New Report
G20 countries account for almost 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions Read more »
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