Linda Lakhdhir
@llakhdhir.bsky.social
Lawyer and advocate working on the human rights dimensions of the climate crisis. Currently Legal Director, Climate Rights International.
CRI's new report shows how nickel mining in the Philippines is not only causing human rights harms, but also making communities more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Read the report here
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Read the report here
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“Broken Promises”
Philippines Nickel Mining Causes Rights Abuses and Increases Climate Vulnerability
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November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
CRI's new report shows how nickel mining in the Philippines is not only causing human rights harms, but also making communities more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Read the report here
cri.org/reports/brok...
Read the report here
cri.org/reports/brok...
“We are protecting this territory so that you in the world can have life.” — Darlon Neres, Lago Grande
Frontline communities are keeping the Amazon standing — and paying the price for Brazil’s neglect of community conservation areas. Read the new @climaterightsintl report
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Frontline communities are keeping the Amazon standing — and paying the price for Brazil’s neglect of community conservation areas. Read the new @climaterightsintl report
cri.org/brazil-defor...
Brazil: Deforestation, Violence in Amazon Conservation Areas
The Brazilian government, which will host the COP30 global climate summit in a little over a week in Pará state, should act urgently and decisively to uphold unmet commitments to frontline Amazon comm...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“We are protecting this territory so that you in the world can have life.” — Darlon Neres, Lago Grande
Frontline communities are keeping the Amazon standing — and paying the price for Brazil’s neglect of community conservation areas. Read the new @climaterightsintl report
cri.org/brazil-defor...
Frontline communities are keeping the Amazon standing — and paying the price for Brazil’s neglect of community conservation areas. Read the new @climaterightsintl report
cri.org/brazil-defor...
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The climate crisis puts harms on Indigenous communities’ lives, livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and measures from the Indonesian government. Indonesia's nickel industry is further driving harms to Indigenous Peoples' livelihoods, culture, and rights.
Indigenous groups sidelined in Indonesia’s climate efforts - Society - The Jakarta Post
The climate crisis puts harms on indigenous communities’ lives, livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and any measures from the government to mitigate impacts from the cr...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The climate crisis puts harms on Indigenous communities’ lives, livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and measures from the Indonesian government. Indonesia's nickel industry is further driving harms to Indigenous Peoples' livelihoods, culture, and rights.
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Our research rests on the stories shared by the communities most affected. In our latest report on #NickelMining in #Indonesia residents of Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, & North Maluku share the harmful impacts of mineral extraction taking place around their homes ➡️ cri.org/reports/does...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our research rests on the stories shared by the communities most affected. In our latest report on #NickelMining in #Indonesia residents of Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, & North Maluku share the harmful impacts of mineral extraction taking place around their homes ➡️ cri.org/reports/does...
As the Indonesian government prioritizes nickel mining & smelting, local communities near nickel industrial projects and mines find themselves in de facto ‘sacrifice zones,’ where the extraction of nickel comes at the cost of health, livelihoods, & rights. NEW CRI REPORT 👇
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Indonesia: Widespread Environmental, Rights Violations in Nickel Industry
The Indonesian government and companies operating nickel mining and processing operations should take urgent action to end abuses against local communities, prevent and clean up toxic air and water po...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As the Indonesian government prioritizes nickel mining & smelting, local communities near nickel industrial projects and mines find themselves in de facto ‘sacrifice zones,’ where the extraction of nickel comes at the cost of health, livelihoods, & rights. NEW CRI REPORT 👇
cri.org/indonesia-wi...
cri.org/indonesia-wi...
From CRI's Substack - CRI researcher Cara Schulte on the risks posed to pregnant workers by extreme heat.
"No worker should have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy, and no child should suffer the consequences of a warming world even before they are born."
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"No worker should have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy, and no child should suffer the consequences of a warming world even before they are born."
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Overheated and Underprotected: The Risks of Extreme Heat for Pregnant Workers
By Cara Schulte
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October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From CRI's Substack - CRI researcher Cara Schulte on the risks posed to pregnant workers by extreme heat.
"No worker should have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy, and no child should suffer the consequences of a warming world even before they are born."
rb.gy/3xbb1n
"No worker should have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy, and no child should suffer the consequences of a warming world even before they are born."
rb.gy/3xbb1n
California should prioritize the health & safety of local communities, marine life, & the need to transition away from fossil fuels & refuse permission to restart the Las Flores pipeline system, said Climate Rights International. Read the full briefing paper here.
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California: Halt Dangerous Restart of Oil Pipeline in Santa Barbara County
The State of California should refuse permission to restart the Las Flores pipeline system, Climate Rights International said today.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
California should prioritize the health & safety of local communities, marine life, & the need to transition away from fossil fuels & refuse permission to restart the Las Flores pipeline system, said Climate Rights International. Read the full briefing paper here.
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Pakistan’s govt should provide assistance to at least 4 million people displaced by recent flooding, but also take action to prevent foreseeable harms, including from climate change and extreme weather events. @hrw.org @saroopijaz.bsky.social
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Pakistan Floods Highlight Urgent Need for Reforms
Catastrophic floods from heavy rainfall in Pakistan this past week displaced at least four million people, destroyed thousands of acres of crops, and severely damaged critical infrastructure. At least...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Pakistan’s govt should provide assistance to at least 4 million people displaced by recent flooding, but also take action to prevent foreseeable harms, including from climate change and extreme weather events. @hrw.org @saroopijaz.bsky.social
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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"Of the extreme heat events the researchers focused on, as many as a quarter of them would have been “virtually impossible” without the climate pollution from any of the 14 biggest “carbon majors”' www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/c...
Scientists trace heat waves back to individual fossil fuel companies, with potentially sweeping courtroom implications | CNN
For the first time, scientists have quantified the causal links between worsening heat waves and global warming pollution from individual fossil fuel and cement companies, pushing the boundaries of ex...
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September 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Of the extreme heat events the researchers focused on, as many as a quarter of them would have been “virtually impossible” without the climate pollution from any of the 14 biggest “carbon majors”' www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/c...
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Efficiently using already mined minerals is key to reducing the need for new mines and impacts on frontline communities.
A new study finds that the US could meet much of its demand for #criticalminerals used in renewables, electronics and defense by recovering materials discarded in mining waste.
A new study finds that the US could meet much of its demand for #criticalminerals used in renewables, electronics and defense by recovering materials discarded in mining waste.
Tailings could meet much of US critical mineral demand – study
Colorado School of Mines found the US could meet much of its demand for critical minerals by recovering materials currently discarded in mining waste.
www.mining.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Efficiently using already mined minerals is key to reducing the need for new mines and impacts on frontline communities.
A new study finds that the US could meet much of its demand for #criticalminerals used in renewables, electronics and defense by recovering materials discarded in mining waste.
A new study finds that the US could meet much of its demand for #criticalminerals used in renewables, electronics and defense by recovering materials discarded in mining waste.
CRI & 44 global organizations are calling on the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment & Textile Industries to expand its inspection & remediation programs to include heat risks - a major threat to worker safety.
Read more here 👇
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Read more here 👇
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Global Groups Urge International Accord to Protect Workers from Heat
The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment and Textile Industry should include heat stress as a core safety pillar in its mandate.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
CRI & 44 global organizations are calling on the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment & Textile Industries to expand its inspection & remediation programs to include heat risks - a major threat to worker safety.
Read more here 👇
cri.org/global-group...
Read more here 👇
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CRI's advocacy director Lotte Leicht in The Atlantic:
Tthe United States and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds” in terms of legal understanding of climate responsibility.
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Tthe United States and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds” in terms of legal understanding of climate responsibility.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy
On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”
www.theatlantic.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
CRI's advocacy director Lotte Leicht in The Atlantic:
Tthe United States and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds” in terms of legal understanding of climate responsibility.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Tthe United States and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds” in terms of legal understanding of climate responsibility.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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Following the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, CRI’s Advocacy Director, @lotteleicht.bsky.social, weighs in on what it means for global accountability and justice.🌍⚖️
Official ICJ press release here: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
Official ICJ press release here: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
July 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Following the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, CRI’s Advocacy Director, @lotteleicht.bsky.social, weighs in on what it means for global accountability and justice.🌍⚖️
Official ICJ press release here: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
Official ICJ press release here: www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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ICJ delivered a roadmap for #ClimateJustice:
- rejecting claims by big GHG polluters that they can wreak climate havoc w impunity
- spelling out obligations to prevent, halt & repair harms to the climate system & protect rights
Where there's a right, there's a remedy
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
- rejecting claims by big GHG polluters that they can wreak climate havoc w impunity
- spelling out obligations to prevent, halt & repair harms to the climate system & protect rights
Where there's a right, there's a remedy
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
July 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
ICJ delivered a roadmap for #ClimateJustice:
- rejecting claims by big GHG polluters that they can wreak climate havoc w impunity
- spelling out obligations to prevent, halt & repair harms to the climate system & protect rights
Where there's a right, there's a remedy
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
- rejecting claims by big GHG polluters that they can wreak climate havoc w impunity
- spelling out obligations to prevent, halt & repair harms to the climate system & protect rights
Where there's a right, there's a remedy
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Researcher Cara Schulte discusses her new report, which centers the voices of Bangladeshi workers enduring dangerous heat on the job.
“My Body Is Burning”: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Labor Rights in Bangladesh
YouTube video by Climate Rights International
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July 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Researcher Cara Schulte discusses her new report, which centers the voices of Bangladeshi workers enduring dangerous heat on the job.
Reposted by Linda Lakhdhir
📢 New Report: “My Body Is Burning”: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Labor Rights in Bangladesh
CRI's latest investigation documents the human cost of extreme heat among urban workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are intersecting with labor rights abuses.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
CRI's latest investigation documents the human cost of extreme heat among urban workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are intersecting with labor rights abuses.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
Bangladesh: Extreme Heat Threatens the Lives and Livelihoods of Workers
(San Francisco, July 22) – Extreme heat driven by the human-induced climate emergency is endangering the lives and livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh, Climate Rights International said in a ne...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
📢 New Report: “My Body Is Burning”: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Labor Rights in Bangladesh
CRI's latest investigation documents the human cost of extreme heat among urban workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are intersecting with labor rights abuses.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
CRI's latest investigation documents the human cost of extreme heat among urban workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where rising temperatures are intersecting with labor rights abuses.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
“Almost every day [in the hot season], in our factory, five to seven people faint. Five to seven people just fall down.”
New CRI report documents how extreme heat driven by human-induced climate change is endangering the lives & livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
New CRI report documents how extreme heat driven by human-induced climate change is endangering the lives & livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
Bangladesh: Extreme Heat Threatens the Lives and Livelihoods of Workers
(San Francisco, July 22) – Extreme heat driven by the human-induced climate emergency is endangering the lives and livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh, Climate Rights International said in a ne...
cri.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“Almost every day [in the hot season], in our factory, five to seven people faint. Five to seven people just fall down.”
New CRI report documents how extreme heat driven by human-induced climate change is endangering the lives & livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
New CRI report documents how extreme heat driven by human-induced climate change is endangering the lives & livelihoods of urban workers in Bangladesh.
cri.org/bangladesh-e...
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July 23, 2025: A defining day for international law. The #ICJ will deliver its first-ever climate advisory opinion — a ruling that could strengthen global legal protections for people and the planet. Like, share, and raise your voice if you believe polluters must pay for the damage they’ve caused.
July 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
July 23, 2025: A defining day for international law. The #ICJ will deliver its first-ever climate advisory opinion — a ruling that could strengthen global legal protections for people and the planet. Like, share, and raise your voice if you believe polluters must pay for the damage they’ve caused.
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Doreen Debrum Marshall Islands UN ambassador: “incomprehensible that a resolution purporting to advance the protection of human rights from the effects of climate change would fail to mention the need to transition from fossil fuels”
Yet again, oil-producing states blocked the progress we need.
Yet again, oil-producing states blocked the progress we need.
The UN Human Rights Council failed to confront the primary driver of the climate crisis by refusing to accept proposed language calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels from a resolution on human rights and climate change, says Climate Rights International. Full analysis 👇
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United Nations: Human Rights Council Fails to Address Fossil Fuels
(Brussels, July 8, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) failed to confront the primary driver of the climate crisis by refusing to accept proposed language calling for a phase-out of ...
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July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Doreen Debrum Marshall Islands UN ambassador: “incomprehensible that a resolution purporting to advance the protection of human rights from the effects of climate change would fail to mention the need to transition from fossil fuels”
Yet again, oil-producing states blocked the progress we need.
Yet again, oil-producing states blocked the progress we need.
The UN Human Rights Council failed to confront the primary driver of the climate crisis by refusing to accept proposed language calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels from a resolution on human rights and climate change, says Climate Rights International. Full analysis 👇
cri.org/united-natio...
cri.org/united-natio...
United Nations: Human Rights Council Fails to Address Fossil Fuels
(Brussels, July 8, 2025) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) failed to confront the primary driver of the climate crisis by refusing to accept proposed language calling for a phase-out of ...
cri.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The UN Human Rights Council failed to confront the primary driver of the climate crisis by refusing to accept proposed language calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels from a resolution on human rights and climate change, says Climate Rights International. Full analysis 👇
cri.org/united-natio...
cri.org/united-natio...
The opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is a legal wake-up call for governments and high-polluting corporations to change their behavior, says Climate Rights International.
Our analysis 👇
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Our analysis 👇
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Inter-American Court: States Must Act on “Climate Emergency”
(San Francisco, July 7, 2025) – All members of the Organization of American States, including the United States and Canada, should take urgent steps to implement the July 3 advisory opinion on climate change and human rights by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Climate Rights International said today. Concluding that the world is in a climate emergency, the Court laid out binding climate obligations for countries and companies, including to protect environmental defenders and Indigenous Peoples.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is a legal wake-up call for governments and high-polluting corporations to change their behavior, says Climate Rights International.
Our analysis 👇
cri.org/inter-americ...
Our analysis 👇
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The cont'd detention of the KCB11 is targeted harassment & seems intended to send a chilling message to every EACOP activist in Uganda, says CRI. KCB Bank & the owners of EACOP shld publicly call on Ugandan authorities to end all criminal prosecutions for peaceful protests.”
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Uganda: Release Peaceful Climate Activists Unlawfully Held in Detention
(San Francisco, June 30, 2025) – The Ugandan High Court should dismiss charges against eleven climate activists detained for peaceful opposition to the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (E...
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July 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The cont'd detention of the KCB11 is targeted harassment & seems intended to send a chilling message to every EACOP activist in Uganda, says CRI. KCB Bank & the owners of EACOP shld publicly call on Ugandan authorities to end all criminal prosecutions for peaceful protests.”
cri.org/uganda-relea...
cri.org/uganda-relea...
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"If you can get people laughing, you can get people listening."
CRI Legal Fellow, Trevor Stankiewicz, spoke with TRT World about our recent play, Degrees of Hope and panic.
Watch to learn more about why Trevor created this play.
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CRI Legal Fellow, Trevor Stankiewicz, spoke with TRT World about our recent play, Degrees of Hope and panic.
Watch to learn more about why Trevor created this play.
youtu.be/BuMkdVxPZXA?...
Just 2 Degrees: The Climate Script Nobody Wants
YouTube video by TRT World
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June 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"If you can get people laughing, you can get people listening."
CRI Legal Fellow, Trevor Stankiewicz, spoke with TRT World about our recent play, Degrees of Hope and panic.
Watch to learn more about why Trevor created this play.
youtu.be/BuMkdVxPZXA?...
CRI Legal Fellow, Trevor Stankiewicz, spoke with TRT World about our recent play, Degrees of Hope and panic.
Watch to learn more about why Trevor created this play.
youtu.be/BuMkdVxPZXA?...
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🌍Atlanta is taking bold steps on cool roofs to make the city cooler, improve air quality, & lower residents’ energy bills—& blazing a trail for other cities to follow. Daniel Metzger’s #blogpost explains the action & how it can be a model for future climate adaptation efforts. ➡️ bit.ly/3GcZ2i9
June 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🌍Atlanta is taking bold steps on cool roofs to make the city cooler, improve air quality, & lower residents’ energy bills—& blazing a trail for other cities to follow. Daniel Metzger’s #blogpost explains the action & how it can be a model for future climate adaptation efforts. ➡️ bit.ly/3GcZ2i9
On his June 29 visit to inaugurate a new EV battery mega-project, President Prabowo should announce his govt’s commitment to hold it & other nickel-related projects to intl human rights, environment, & greenhouse gas emissions standards, says Climate Rights International. cri.org/indonesia-pr...
Indonesia: Prabowo Should Require Protections at Maluku Battery Project
(San Francisco, June 26, 2025) – On his June 29 visit to inaugurate a new EV battery mega-project, President Prabowo Subianto should announce his government’s commitment to hold the project and other ...
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June 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
On his June 29 visit to inaugurate a new EV battery mega-project, President Prabowo should announce his govt’s commitment to hold it & other nickel-related projects to intl human rights, environment, & greenhouse gas emissions standards, says Climate Rights International. cri.org/indonesia-pr...