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Climate Rights International
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Protecting the Rights of People and Communities in the Era of Climate Change

Learn more about our work at https://cri.org/.
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Human Right panel led by Amanda Klasing @amnesty.org Kevin G. Hall, @occrp.org David McKean, International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), Sophie Richardson @climaterights.bsky.social
topics (partial list): journalist safety, climate & human rights, corporations
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2025 Annual conference - Human Rights Panel
YouTube video by Forum on the Arms Trade
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December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Two great pieces just dropped that lift the veil on the story of China as a "green" saviour. Worth the read! First one by @sophiedrich.bsky.social @climaterights.bsky.social on what China showed - and obfuscated - at the most recent COP. climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/china-cop3...
China COP30 Cop Out
By Sophie Richardson
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December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A win for garment workers: the legally binding International Accord has agreed to develop a Protocol on Heat Stress to strengthen climate protections for 3M+ workers in more than 2,000 factories across South Asia.

Read more about @climaterights.bsky.social's advocacy here: cri.org/extreme-heat...
Extreme Heat: International Accord Agrees to Protect Workers from Risks
The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment and Textile Industry has agreed to develop a Protocol on Heat Stress to strengthen climate-related protections for workers in global fashi...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Members of the European Parliament shoud reject the Omnibus 1 package, which would dramatically weaken EU rules on corporate environmental, climate, & human rights due diligence and reporting, when it comes to a final vote on Dec. 16, says @climaterights.bsky.social.

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EU: Lawmakers and Governments Must Halt Climate Backsliding
Members of the European Parliament should reject a proposal to dramatically weaken EU rules on corporate environmental, climate, and human rights due diligence and reporting when it comes to a final v...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The announcement follows two reports by @climaterights.bsky.social on the impact of extreme heat on garment workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan, & advocacy efforts by global labor rights, climate change, & sustainable fashion organizations, including a coalition of 45 organizations led by CRI.
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
📣 We’re hiring a Communications Director! Climate Rights International is looking for a strategic and creative communicator to lead our global storytelling and media engagement on #ClimateJustice and #HumanRights.

For more: lnkd.in/gna5DMbV #hiring #communications #HumanRights #vacancy #climate
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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When mining co's first came to the Caraga region of the Philippines, they came bearing promises of decent work and prosperity, raising hopes for fishing and farming communities.

But for many, those promises were broken. On @climaterights.bsky.social recent report by @hannahafernandez.bsky.social 👇
Philippines under pressure to improve the rights of nickel miners amid global talks on critical minerals
Will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?
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December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📢 CRI’s new investigation by @caraschulte.bsky.social and Zia Ur Rehman shows how extreme heat + labor abuses are putting #Karachi garment workers at serious risk – while global #fashion brands fail to protect them. #Pakistan Accord talks offer a chance to act. Read here: cri.org/reports/they...
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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New @climaterights.bsky.social report is live. Garment + textile mill workers in Karachi’s international fashion supply chains face extreme heat (45°C), fainting, forced OT + unsafe water. Pakistan Accord renegotiations offer brands an opportunity to address risks.

More here: bit.ly/4pOxUqU
“They Don’t See What Heat Does to Our Bodies”:
Climate Change, Labor Rights, and the Cost of Fashion in Karachi, Pakistan
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December 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Workers in Karachi’s garment factories face rising heat, unsafe conditions, and little protection as global fashion brands fail to address climate-driven risks.
By Cara Schulte
@caraschulte.bsky.social
@climaterights.bsky.social

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/03-Dec-2025/...
Fashion Brands Ignore Deadly Heat As Karachi Garment Workers Struggle To Survive
Workers in Karachi’s garment factories face dangerous heat, labour abuses, and little protection as major global fashion brands fail to address climate-related
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December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Despite earning billions, major fashion brands neglect basic safeguards like ventilation, rest breaks, and clean water, leaving workers to endure dangerous heat.
By Cara Schulte
@caraschulte.bsky.social
@climaterights.bsky.social

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/03-Dec-2025/...

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December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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New @climaterights.bsky.social report finds garment + textile mill workers in Karachi’s international fashion supply chains face extreme heat (45°C), fainting, forced OT + unsafe water. Ongoing renegotiations of Pakistan Accord offer brands an opportunity to address risks.
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“They Don’t See What Heat Does to Our Bodies”
Climate Change, Labor Rights, and the Cost of Fashion in Karachi, Pakistan
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December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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NGOs are calling for automakers to carry out regular audits of nickel mines in the Philippines after research from @climaterights.bsky.social shows negative impacts on local communities, from destroyed livelihoods to pollution that affects drinking water & health 1/4

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“Broken Promises:” Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses & Increases Climate Vulnerability
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
With your help, we can continue to document climate abuses and hold governments and companies accountable. (3/3)

To donate: cri.org/donate/
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Help protect people and communities from climate change and human rights abuses.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Every report we publish begins with a community trying to protect their home. Standing with them means standing for a safer climate for us all. Tomorrow on #GivingTuesday, in the face of rising threats and the env defenders enduring personal risk, we ask for your support to break this cycle. (2/3)
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
In the Brazilian Amazon a collective of forest guardians we work with called the Guardiões do Bem Viver (Guardians of Good Living) sustain their livelihoods while protecting the environment around them. (1/3)

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Forest Guardians Protecting Brazil's Amazon
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
With #GivingTuesday around the corner we’re asking for your support to stand with environmental & climate defenders. Your support will help us continue our investigations & advocacy, allow us to stand with frontline defenders & press govts to fulfill their commitments to end deforestation. (2/3)
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Env defender, Julio Santoyo in Michoacán, like many others in his community, is at the frontlines of combatting illegal #deforestation despite threats to their lives. Our work in tackling avocado-driven deforestation in Mexico could not take place without the work of defenders such as Santoyo. (1/3)
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
To learn more about Santoyo's work in Mexico: youtu.be/Sg5wk85FMvY

To donate: www.cri.org/donate
CRI: UNHOLY GUACAMOLE: Deforestation, Water Capture, and Violence Behind Mexico’s Avocado Exports
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The article shares our latest findings linking global leather supply chains to forced labor, Indigenous land invasions, and the destruction of the #Amazon & what Brazil's govt must to do.
Portuguese: lnkd.in/d4GchG5H
English translation: cri.org/oped-illegal...
@stand.earth @reporterbrasil.org.br
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As we close out on #COP30 this week, @danielwilkinson.bsky.social's recent op-ed on Carta Capital discussing climate threats in host country #Brazil is a must read!
Portuguese: lnkd.in/d4GchG5H
English translation: cri.org/oped-illegal...
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What does the historic #ICJ advisory opinion mean for #EACOP — the longest heated oil pipeline in the world? CRI's @lotteleicht.bsky.social and @felixhorne.bsky.social write about the controversial pipeline stretching across #Uganda and #Tanzania ⤵️ substack.com/home/post/p-...
EACOP and East Africa’s Fossil Fuel Future on Trial
By Felix Horne and Lotte Leicht
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November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM