Climate, Economic and Social Justice
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We campaign for human rights, climate, economic and social justice @Amnesty
Join our fight for a fairer and more just world, where wealth is adequately taxed, those responsible pay their fair share for climate action and govts protect people and planet.
Join our fight for a fairer and more just world, where wealth is adequately taxed, those responsible pay their fair share for climate action and govts protect people and planet.
As COP30 negotiations begin, we remember the Ogoni Nine, and demand that this COP result in commitments to protect human rights defenders and phase out fossil fuels.
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As COP30 negotiations begin, we remember the Ogoni Nine, and demand that this COP result in commitments to protect human rights defenders and phase out fossil fuels.
Amnesty leadership, staff and environmental human rights defenders will be at COP fighting for fossil fuel phase out, protections for defenders, and climate finance. Stay tuned for updates. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
COP30: Keep people, not profits and power, at heart of negotiations
COP30 leaders must ensure human rights obligations guide all decisions at Belém and beyond to ramp up climate action.
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Amnesty leadership, staff and environmental human rights defenders will be at COP fighting for fossil fuel phase out, protections for defenders, and climate finance. Stay tuned for updates. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
This report reveals how the structural racism and spatial inequality continuing from the apartheid era are exacerbated by climate-induced flooding, which poses right to health and housing risks in South Africa’s informal settlements.
📣 Breaking News: "South Africa: Flooded and Forgotten", the new @amnesty.org report highlights the impact of the climate crisis on millions of people living in informal settlements.
See the full report and press release here 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
See the full report and press release here 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Amnesty International
We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all
www.amnesty.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This report reveals how the structural racism and spatial inequality continuing from the apartheid era are exacerbated by climate-induced flooding, which poses right to health and housing risks in South Africa’s informal settlements.
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Amnesty International will launch the new Corporate Crimes Handbook at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025.
Launch event is on Weds 26 Nov, 13:00-14:30 at the Palais de Nations (H Building), Geneva, Switzerland. and livestreamed here:
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Launch event is on Weds 26 Nov, 13:00-14:30 at the Palais de Nations (H Building), Geneva, Switzerland. and livestreamed here:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Amnesty International will launch the new Corporate Crimes Handbook at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025.
Launch event is on Weds 26 Nov, 13:00-14:30 at the Palais de Nations (H Building), Geneva, Switzerland. and livestreamed here:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Launch event is on Weds 26 Nov, 13:00-14:30 at the Palais de Nations (H Building), Geneva, Switzerland. and livestreamed here:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
The world’s eyes are on Brazil as the host of upcoming #COP30. There is no justification for a state policy implemented through bloodshed.
Protests erupt in Brazil after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history.
Death and bloodshed must not be treated as public policy. Public security should guarantee
rights, NOT violate them.
Death and bloodshed must not be treated as public policy. Public security should guarantee
rights, NOT violate them.
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The world’s eyes are on Brazil as the host of upcoming #COP30. There is no justification for a state policy implemented through bloodshed.
Key powerful governments and industry have sought to sabotage the EU corporate sustainability and due diligence directive, which sets standards that polling shows Europeans want.
🚨 NEW joint statement: Ahead of key #CSDDD votes taking place in two weeks time, over 140 EU & non-EU CSOs have urged MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
See the full statement here: amnesty.org/en/documents...
See the full statement here: amnesty.org/en/documents...
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Key powerful governments and industry have sought to sabotage the EU corporate sustainability and due diligence directive, which sets standards that polling shows Europeans want.
“These punitive welfare systems increase economic insecurity, erode trust in public institutions and leave millions feeling humiliated and abandoned by mainstream politics.”
My message at the United Nations General Assembly #UNGA80: "Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise"
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Press release ➡️: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“These punitive welfare systems increase economic insecurity, erode trust in public institutions and leave millions feeling humiliated and abandoned by mainstream politics.”
Authoritarians seek to destroy alternate sources of power and authority - this includes the UN and their crucial work on human rights especially. Safeguarding those institutions is key to fighting rising authoritarian momentum. ishr.ch/latest-updat...
New ISHR report reveals how governments work behind the scenes to defund the UN’s human rights work
A groundbreaking report published by ISHR today, reveals for the first time how a small group of States led by China and Russia are obstructing and hijacking budget negotiations at the United Nations…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Authoritarians seek to destroy alternate sources of power and authority - this includes the UN and their crucial work on human rights especially. Safeguarding those institutions is key to fighting rising authoritarian momentum. ishr.ch/latest-updat...
Climate change poses an immediate threat to the human rights of Pacific communities. Those who emigrate to New Zealand face visa systems that are not fit for purpose. Our new Amnesty report calls on the government of NZ to create humane pathways for migration. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Pacific: ‘Navigating injustice’: Climate displacement from the Pacific Islands of Tuvalu and Kiribati to Aotearoa New Zealand - Amnesty International
As human-induced climate change threatens the human rights of people living in the Pacific, many seek opportunities to migrate to Aotearoa New Zealand. Sea level rise constitutes an existential threat...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Climate change poses an immediate threat to the human rights of Pacific communities. Those who emigrate to New Zealand face visa systems that are not fit for purpose. Our new Amnesty report calls on the government of NZ to create humane pathways for migration. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Proliferating UNnatural disasters driven by climate change displace people all over the planet. This report looks at what such displacement looks and feels like in the Pacific. The Pacific may be first, but their fight is all of our fight. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
When people are displaced by climate change, what rights do they have?
As sea levels rise and temperatures soar, people may leave their homes to seek a better future for themselves and their families.
www.amnesty.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Proliferating UNnatural disasters driven by climate change displace people all over the planet. This report looks at what such displacement looks and feels like in the Pacific. The Pacific may be first, but their fight is all of our fight. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
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It is time to seize this moment, to end the horror, to heal what can still be healed, and to protect what remains of our shared humanity
Let us not falter. Let us rise. Our struggle to end Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, its cruel apartheid and illegal occupation is not over.
Let us not falter. Let us rise. Our struggle to end Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, its cruel apartheid and illegal occupation is not over.
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It is time to seize this moment, to end the horror, to heal what can still be healed, and to protect what remains of our shared humanity
Let us not falter. Let us rise. Our struggle to end Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, its cruel apartheid and illegal occupation is not over.
Let us not falter. Let us rise. Our struggle to end Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, its cruel apartheid and illegal occupation is not over.
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🚨A NEW POLL released by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection yet @ec.europa.eu is trying to roll these back #EU #CSDDD #HumanRights #climatejustice 🧵
Full results here: amn.st/eupublicopin...
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@globalwitness.org suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection yet @ec.europa.eu is trying to roll these back #EU #CSDDD #HumanRights #climatejustice 🧵
Full results here: amn.st/eupublicopin...
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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 (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...
amn.st
October 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🚨A NEW POLL released by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection yet @ec.europa.eu is trying to roll these back #EU #CSDDD #HumanRights #climatejustice 🧵
Full results here: amn.st/eupublicopin...
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@globalwitness.org suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection yet @ec.europa.eu is trying to roll these back #EU #CSDDD #HumanRights #climatejustice 🧵
Full results here: amn.st/eupublicopin...
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Polling underaken by Amnesty and @globalwitness.org shows that the majority of most EU residents want their governments to make sure that business operations protect people & planet! Rolling back protections serves the profits for a few at the expense of the many www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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 (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...
www.amnesty.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Polling underaken by Amnesty and @globalwitness.org shows that the majority of most EU residents want their governments to make sure that business operations protect people & planet! Rolling back protections serves the profits for a few at the expense of the many www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Banning words from government science reports is a hallmark authoritarian move. Authoritarians destroy public goods, alternate sources of authority, & avenues of dissent. Free expression is central to scientific rigor & collective action for human rights. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: DOE adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Banning words from government science reports is a hallmark authoritarian move. Authoritarians destroy public goods, alternate sources of authority, & avenues of dissent. Free expression is central to scientific rigor & collective action for human rights. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Amnesty was honored to share the stage with our colleagues @hrw.org and a distinguished panel from @clubdemadrid.bsky.social to have a direct, practical conversation about how we can fight for solidarity and human rights at a time of global fracturing, rising inequality, and attacks on human rights
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Amnesty was honored to share the stage with our colleagues @hrw.org and a distinguished panel from @clubdemadrid.bsky.social to have a direct, practical conversation about how we can fight for solidarity and human rights at a time of global fracturing, rising inequality, and attacks on human rights
“Climate change is a con.” Authoritarians lie and peddle in conspiracy theories to undermine trust and reliance on any institution but themselves and their coterie. When it comes to climate, generations will suffer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Climate change is a con.” Authoritarians lie and peddle in conspiracy theories to undermine trust and reliance on any institution but themselves and their coterie. When it comes to climate, generations will suffer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
Great to see Colombia taking leadership on climate action by organizing first fossil fuel phase out conference.
@amnesty.org endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
@amnesty.org endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026
Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
Government of Colombia Announces First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Colombia proudly announces its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The ...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great to see Colombia taking leadership on climate action by organizing first fossil fuel phase out conference.
@amnesty.org endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
@amnesty.org endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA
Amnesty is proud to stand with many many others in calling out the few who plunder the earth at the expense of the majority. Human rights are not for sale, nor is the planet on which we all depend. @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social
The richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined.
Exploitation of Earth's resources is benefiting the wealthiest at the expense of the majority
Is our civilization worth risking for the wealthiest 1%?🚨
pollutingelite.earth
#PollutingElite
Exploitation of Earth's resources is benefiting the wealthiest at the expense of the majority
Is our civilization worth risking for the wealthiest 1%?🚨
pollutingelite.earth
#PollutingElite
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Amnesty is proud to stand with many many others in calling out the few who plunder the earth at the expense of the majority. Human rights are not for sale, nor is the planet on which we all depend. @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social
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¿Sabías que el 1% más rico del mundo genera tantas emisiones de carbono como los 5 000 millones de personas más pobres?
La explotación de los recursos de la Tierra SOLO beneficia a unos POCOS.
¿Vale la pena arriesgar nuestra civilización?
bit.ly/3Igmex2
#PollutingElite
La explotación de los recursos de la Tierra SOLO beneficia a unos POCOS.
¿Vale la pena arriesgar nuestra civilización?
bit.ly/3Igmex2
#PollutingElite
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
¿Sabías que el 1% más rico del mundo genera tantas emisiones de carbono como los 5 000 millones de personas más pobres?
La explotación de los recursos de la Tierra SOLO beneficia a unos POCOS.
¿Vale la pena arriesgar nuestra civilización?
bit.ly/3Igmex2
#PollutingElite
La explotación de los recursos de la Tierra SOLO beneficia a unos POCOS.
¿Vale la pena arriesgar nuestra civilización?
bit.ly/3Igmex2
#PollutingElite
"Every conflict is ultimately a struggle over resources...Th(e) ability to enjoy essential rights and live with humanity is part of socio-economic justice... it is crucial to tie these rights to the political economy and the way things work at the global level." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Riva Jalipa: we must fight to finance our rights
You have to be there to speak truth to power. Everyone has a role to play.
www.amnesty.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Every conflict is ultimately a struggle over resources...Th(e) ability to enjoy essential rights and live with humanity is part of socio-economic justice... it is crucial to tie these rights to the political economy and the way things work at the global level." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Climate policy should be led by communities harmed by climate change and by scientists - not polluters. Thanks to sustained people power, attendees at COP must now disclose who is funding their attendance, ensuring conflicts of interest are public. kickbigpollutersout.org/COP30-next-s...
RELEASE: UN climate regime responds to civil society pressure to address Big Polluter interference in climate action | Kick Big Polluters Out
kickbigpollutersout.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Climate policy should be led by communities harmed by climate change and by scientists - not polluters. Thanks to sustained people power, attendees at COP must now disclose who is funding their attendance, ensuring conflicts of interest are public. kickbigpollutersout.org/COP30-next-s...
Ongoing flooding in Pakistan has taken more than 800 lives. Pakistan contributes less than 1% of global emissions annually. But, Amnesty’s research also shows that there is more to be done locally to protect human rights. Sign our petition. www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
Accountability NOW For Inadequate Disaster Response
Pakistan's climate disaster response and management remains inadequate even as monsoon rains and floods claim nearly 900 lives in 2025.
www.amnesty.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ongoing flooding in Pakistan has taken more than 800 lives. Pakistan contributes less than 1% of global emissions annually. But, Amnesty’s research also shows that there is more to be done locally to protect human rights. Sign our petition. www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
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@amnestynorge.bsky.social welcomes Government Pension Fund divestment from some companies based in Israel, but move falls short of addressing a systemic failure of its current ethical safeguards 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@amnestynorge.bsky.social welcomes Government Pension Fund divestment from some companies based in Israel, but move falls short of addressing a systemic failure of its current ethical safeguards 🧵
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Today’s opinion is a landmark moment for climate justice and accountability.
The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be ensured without protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment.
Read more 👇
amn.st/63322fJEyw
The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be ensured without protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment.
Read more 👇
amn.st/63322fJEyw
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 of Strategic Litigation at Amnesty International, said: “Today’s opinion is a landmark moment for climate justice and accountability. The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be […]
amn.st
July 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today’s opinion is a landmark moment for climate justice and accountability.
The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be ensured without protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment.
Read more 👇
amn.st/63322fJEyw
The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be ensured without protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment.
Read more 👇
amn.st/63322fJEyw