The Manaus Declaration: A Call to Protect Human Rights Defenders in the Context of the Climate Crisis [ESP]
[Abajo en español] On 20 August 2024, more than 400 Indigenous communities, tribal peoples, civil society organisations, and collectives presented the “Manaus Declaration on Human Rights in the Climate Emergency” to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). This landmark document emerges as an urgent response to the global climate crisis, aiming to reinforce climate […]
States’ Responsibility and Opportunity to Protect Environmental and Climate Justice Defenders
Stockholm+50 On the eve of the Stockholm+50 conference, Protection International (PI) calls for environmental and climate justice human rights defenders (HRDs) to be at the center of this critical environmental meeting. The bold choices and actions proposed for UN Member States must be aligned with these defenders and their communities, and their protection must be […]
[Open Letter] Put Human Rights at the Centre of Environmental Policy
Open Letter From Civil Society to World Leaders: Put Human Rights at the Centre of Environmental Policy More than 150 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, published an open letter calling on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of environmental policy. Respecting and protecting […]
[Carta abierta] Es tiempo de poner los derechos humanos al centro de la política ambiental
Carta abierta de la sociedad civil a los líderes mundiales: Es tiempo de poner los derechos humanos al centro de la política ambiental Más de 150 organizaciones de la sociedad civil y de los pueblos indígenas, así como académicos, procedentes de más de 50 países, publicaron una carta abierta en la que piden a […]