Sofie Gry Fridal Hansen
@sofiegry.bsky.social
Human rights defenders, small-scale fishers, gender equality, right to a healthy environment, ocean governance, and role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).
Adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark’s NHRI, humanrights.dk
Adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark’s NHRI, humanrights.dk
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Tanzania’s internet blackout during its general election has left millions disconnected.
Amnesty Intl. warns it may “further inflame the situation.”
#Tanzania #InternetShutdown #FreedomOfExpression
Amnesty Intl. warns it may “further inflame the situation.”
#Tanzania #InternetShutdown #FreedomOfExpression
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Tanzania’s internet blackout during its general election has left millions disconnected.
Amnesty Intl. warns it may “further inflame the situation.”
#Tanzania #InternetShutdown #FreedomOfExpression
Amnesty Intl. warns it may “further inflame the situation.”
#Tanzania #InternetShutdown #FreedomOfExpression
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Sierra Leone has become the 60th country to ratify the BBNJ Agreement, crossing the threshold required for the treaty to enter into force.
A cause for real celebration and a reminder, in an increasingly fractious world, of what global cooperation can achieve.
A cause for real celebration and a reminder, in an increasingly fractious world, of what global cooperation can achieve.
September 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Sierra Leone has become the 60th country to ratify the BBNJ Agreement, crossing the threshold required for the treaty to enter into force.
A cause for real celebration and a reminder, in an increasingly fractious world, of what global cooperation can achieve.
A cause for real celebration and a reminder, in an increasingly fractious world, of what global cooperation can achieve.
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🌱 DEFENDING #RURALRIGHTS AT #HRC60 🌱
Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ).
#PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights
Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ).
#PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights
September 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🌱 DEFENDING #RURALRIGHTS AT #HRC60 🌱
Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ).
#PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights
Crucial side event at the 60th #HumanRights Council session as we spotlight how #LatinAmerican peasant movements are mobilizing to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants ( #UNDROP ).
#PeasantRights #FoodSovereignty #LandRights
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Hands off our speech! 🤚
On July 2nd over 50 organisations in 17 countries joined in a European Day of Action against SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), calling on governments to protect those speaking out in the public good from abusive lawsuits.
✊#StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist
On July 2nd over 50 organisations in 17 countries joined in a European Day of Action against SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), calling on governments to protect those speaking out in the public good from abusive lawsuits.
✊#StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist
July 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hands off our speech! 🤚
On July 2nd over 50 organisations in 17 countries joined in a European Day of Action against SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), calling on governments to protect those speaking out in the public good from abusive lawsuits.
✊#StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist
On July 2nd over 50 organisations in 17 countries joined in a European Day of Action against SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation), calling on governments to protect those speaking out in the public good from abusive lawsuits.
✊#StopSLAPPs #TimeToResist
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Danske medier viser en pænere version af krigen i Gaza, end virkeligheden er, mener adjunkt Christine Crone. Selv Information, der har skruet op for de voldsomme billeder, holder sig stadig til det, hun kalder ’de pæne billeder’.
Billedet her viser en såret baby i byen Khan Yunis den 17. maj.
Billedet her viser en såret baby i byen Khan Yunis den 17. maj.
June 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Danske medier viser en pænere version af krigen i Gaza, end virkeligheden er, mener adjunkt Christine Crone. Selv Information, der har skruet op for de voldsomme billeder, holder sig stadig til det, hun kalder ’de pæne billeder’.
Billedet her viser en såret baby i byen Khan Yunis den 17. maj.
Billedet her viser en såret baby i byen Khan Yunis den 17. maj.
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Children in Gaza are being deliberately starved. Aid is being blocked. 🍉
The EU must act now: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction those responsible. ⚖️
✍️ go.wemove.eu/stop-trade
The EU must act now: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction those responsible. ⚖️
✍️ go.wemove.eu/stop-trade
May 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Children in Gaza are being deliberately starved. Aid is being blocked. 🍉
The EU must act now: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction those responsible. ⚖️
✍️ go.wemove.eu/stop-trade
The EU must act now: suspend the trade deal with Israel, stop arms exports, and sanction those responsible. ⚖️
✍️ go.wemove.eu/stop-trade
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Danmark og 94 andre lande vil tage et omfattende opgør med den stigende plastikforurening i verden.
I en fælles erklæring opfordrer landene til, at man globalt enes om en ambitiøs aftale, der skal gøre en ende på plastikforurening.
Forhandlinger om aftalen finder sted til august.
I en fælles erklæring opfordrer landene til, at man globalt enes om en ambitiøs aftale, der skal gøre en ende på plastikforurening.
Forhandlinger om aftalen finder sted til august.
June 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Danmark og 94 andre lande vil tage et omfattende opgør med den stigende plastikforurening i verden.
I en fælles erklæring opfordrer landene til, at man globalt enes om en ambitiøs aftale, der skal gøre en ende på plastikforurening.
Forhandlinger om aftalen finder sted til august.
I en fælles erklæring opfordrer landene til, at man globalt enes om en ambitiøs aftale, der skal gøre en ende på plastikforurening.
Forhandlinger om aftalen finder sted til august.
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Denmark has ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction-agreement (BBNJ).
The agreement is important for the future of the ocean, making it possible to issue global protection in international waters.
The ratification was done by @heunicke.bsky.social at #UNOC3 in Nice.
#SaveOurOcean
The agreement is important for the future of the ocean, making it possible to issue global protection in international waters.
The ratification was done by @heunicke.bsky.social at #UNOC3 in Nice.
#SaveOurOcean
June 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Denmark has ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction-agreement (BBNJ).
The agreement is important for the future of the ocean, making it possible to issue global protection in international waters.
The ratification was done by @heunicke.bsky.social at #UNOC3 in Nice.
#SaveOurOcean
The agreement is important for the future of the ocean, making it possible to issue global protection in international waters.
The ratification was done by @heunicke.bsky.social at #UNOC3 in Nice.
#SaveOurOcean
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🌊 At #UNOC3, world leaders failed to protect the ocean from #FossilFuels.
But the Nice Wake-Up Call sets critical red lines for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our full statement: bit.ly/3FYbLVB
#FossilFreeOceans #PlasticsTreaty #ClimateJustice #OceanAction
But the Nice Wake-Up Call sets critical red lines for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our full statement: bit.ly/3FYbLVB
#FossilFreeOceans #PlasticsTreaty #ClimateJustice #OceanAction
June 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🌊 At #UNOC3, world leaders failed to protect the ocean from #FossilFuels.
But the Nice Wake-Up Call sets critical red lines for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our full statement: bit.ly/3FYbLVB
#FossilFreeOceans #PlasticsTreaty #ClimateJustice #OceanAction
But the Nice Wake-Up Call sets critical red lines for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our full statement: bit.ly/3FYbLVB
#FossilFreeOceans #PlasticsTreaty #ClimateJustice #OceanAction
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"President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau, who has been publicly calling for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining since 2022 [said] that the U.S. should not be able to “unilaterally decide” to mine the deep sea, and that the rules of the ISA should be respected"
#UNOC3
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/madn...
#UNOC3
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/madn...
‘Madness’: World leaders call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN ocean summit
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, France — At the 2025 U.N. Ocean Conference (UNOC), taking place in Nice, Fr...
news.mongabay.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau, who has been publicly calling for a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining since 2022 [said] that the U.S. should not be able to “unilaterally decide” to mine the deep sea, and that the rules of the ISA should be respected"
#UNOC3
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/madn...
#UNOC3
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/madn...
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As #UNOC3 ends in Nice, momentum to #DefendTheDeep is growing:
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
Media Release: UN Ocean Conference Shines a Light on the Deep Sea: Now, Time for Action - DSCC
NICE, FRANCE – PRESS RELEASE, 13 JUNE, 2025 The 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded today in Nice, France, with the deep sea placed firmly at the heart of international ocean governance. From ...
deep-sea-conservation.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As #UNOC3 ends in Nice, momentum to #DefendTheDeep is growing:
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
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Ghana has announced that it will ban bottom trawling and all industrial #fishing from its waters, while also doubling the size of its inshore exclusion zone (IEZ). 🐟 #UNOC3
sustainabilityonline.net?p=12280
sustainabilityonline.net?p=12280
Ghana commits to banning bottom trawling and other industrial fishing practices - Sustainability Online
Ghana has announced that it will ban bottom trawling and all industrial fishing from its waters, while also doubling the size of its inshore exclusion zone.
sustainabilityonline.net
June 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ghana has announced that it will ban bottom trawling and all industrial #fishing from its waters, while also doubling the size of its inshore exclusion zone (IEZ). 🐟 #UNOC3
sustainabilityonline.net?p=12280
sustainabilityonline.net?p=12280
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Re #UNOC3: The US "State Department said ... the administration objects to the conference’s focus on a UN goal for conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and marine resources"
Oh boy. 😕 Opening up the wild west of #DeepSeaMining indeed!
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Oh boy. 😕 Opening up the wild west of #DeepSeaMining indeed!
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
UN Ocean Summit Tries to Prevent Seas From Becoming ‘Wild West’
Today’s newsletter looks at some of the highlights from this week’s United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France. For unlimited access to climate and energy news, please subscribe.
www.bloomberg.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Re #UNOC3: The US "State Department said ... the administration objects to the conference’s focus on a UN goal for conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and marine resources"
Oh boy. 😕 Opening up the wild west of #DeepSeaMining indeed!
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Oh boy. 😕 Opening up the wild west of #DeepSeaMining indeed!
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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🌊 Momentum for a #DeepSeaMining #moratorium is building — but the final #UNOC3 document still falls short of much-needed ambition.
We must act now to #DefendTheDeep before it is too late.🧵 Full reflections + photos on LinkedIn.
We must act now to #DefendTheDeep before it is too late.🧵 Full reflections + photos on LinkedIn.
🌊 Wrapping up an intense and inspiring week here in #Nice at the #UNOceanConference, and if one thing is clear, it’s this: | Simon Holmström
🌊 Wrapping up an intense and inspiring week here in #Nice at the #UNOceanConference, and if one thing is clear, it’s this:
🛑 Momentum for a #moratorium on #DeepSeaMining is growing fast - and it’s be...
www.linkedin.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🌊 Momentum for a #DeepSeaMining #moratorium is building — but the final #UNOC3 document still falls short of much-needed ambition.
We must act now to #DefendTheDeep before it is too late.🧵 Full reflections + photos on LinkedIn.
We must act now to #DefendTheDeep before it is too late.🧵 Full reflections + photos on LinkedIn.
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🐙🦞🐟🐡🦐
@FAO.org released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks.
Data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.
Browse this interactive map for more 🎣 buff.ly/AO4F2fO
#UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean
@FAO.org released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks.
Data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.
Browse this interactive map for more 🎣 buff.ly/AO4F2fO
#UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🐙🦞🐟🐡🦐
@FAO.org released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks.
Data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.
Browse this interactive map for more 🎣 buff.ly/AO4F2fO
#UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean
@FAO.org released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks.
Data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.
Browse this interactive map for more 🎣 buff.ly/AO4F2fO
#UNOC3 #SaveOurOcean
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The ocean is undervalued, underfunded, and overexploited.
At #UNOC3, UNEP and partners launched One Ocean Finance, a new initiative to reshape global finance and unlock billions to #SaveOurOcean.
More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
At #UNOC3, UNEP and partners launched One Ocean Finance, a new initiative to reshape global finance and unlock billions to #SaveOurOcean.
More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
June 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The ocean is undervalued, underfunded, and overexploited.
At #UNOC3, UNEP and partners launched One Ocean Finance, a new initiative to reshape global finance and unlock billions to #SaveOurOcean.
More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
At #UNOC3, UNEP and partners launched One Ocean Finance, a new initiative to reshape global finance and unlock billions to #SaveOurOcean.
More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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As #UNOC3 ends, Oceana welcomes strong MPA pledges from Portugal & Denmark but slams France’s token gestures. The EU still falls short of its claim as a global ocean leader.
europe.oceana.org/press-releas... Photo: © OCEANA / Franz Mahr
europe.oceana.org/press-releas... Photo: © OCEANA / Franz Mahr
June 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As #UNOC3 ends, Oceana welcomes strong MPA pledges from Portugal & Denmark but slams France’s token gestures. The EU still falls short of its claim as a global ocean leader.
europe.oceana.org/press-releas... Photo: © OCEANA / Franz Mahr
europe.oceana.org/press-releas... Photo: © OCEANA / Franz Mahr
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As #UNOC3 closes in Nice, we’re celebrating a powerful surge in momentum for the #HighSeasTreaty.
We are just 10 ratifications away from 60 needed. Let’s keep the momentum going. Ratify now!
Read our full press release: highseasalliance.org/2025/06/13/i...
#RaceForRatification
We are just 10 ratifications away from 60 needed. Let’s keep the momentum going. Ratify now!
Read our full press release: highseasalliance.org/2025/06/13/i...
#RaceForRatification
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH SEAS TREATY ON VERGE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE - High Seas Alliance
Nice, 13 June 2025. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference is ending today with a historic step towards ensuring greater High Seas protection. With 19 additional countries depositing their ratifications, the tot...
highseasalliance.org
June 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
As #UNOC3 closes in Nice, we’re celebrating a powerful surge in momentum for the #HighSeasTreaty.
We are just 10 ratifications away from 60 needed. Let’s keep the momentum going. Ratify now!
Read our full press release: highseasalliance.org/2025/06/13/i...
#RaceForRatification
We are just 10 ratifications away from 60 needed. Let’s keep the momentum going. Ratify now!
Read our full press release: highseasalliance.org/2025/06/13/i...
#RaceForRatification
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🐟 A recent @natureportfolio.nature.com on small-scale fisheries estimates that they globally contribute:
1️⃣ 40% of fisheries’ catch
2️⃣ 2.3 billion people with key nutrients
3️⃣ 60.2 million jobs, of which 20.9 million go to women
4️⃣ 491.8 million livelihoods
Link: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
1️⃣ 40% of fisheries’ catch
2️⃣ 2.3 billion people with key nutrients
3️⃣ 60.2 million jobs, of which 20.9 million go to women
4️⃣ 491.8 million livelihoods
Link: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
June 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🐟 A recent @natureportfolio.nature.com on small-scale fisheries estimates that they globally contribute:
1️⃣ 40% of fisheries’ catch
2️⃣ 2.3 billion people with key nutrients
3️⃣ 60.2 million jobs, of which 20.9 million go to women
4️⃣ 491.8 million livelihoods
Link: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
1️⃣ 40% of fisheries’ catch
2️⃣ 2.3 billion people with key nutrients
3️⃣ 60.2 million jobs, of which 20.9 million go to women
4️⃣ 491.8 million livelihoods
Link: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Reposted by Sofie Gry Fridal Hansen
An inspiring + energising week at the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 in #Nice! 🌊
Brilliant to discuss the #EcocideLaw movement, including w/ ministers & high-level representatives from #DRC, #Vanuatu, #Guatemala, #Ghana & #Tahiti.
Learn more🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
#StopEcocide
Brilliant to discuss the #EcocideLaw movement, including w/ ministers & high-level representatives from #DRC, #Vanuatu, #Guatemala, #Ghana & #Tahiti.
Learn more🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
#StopEcocide
June 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An inspiring + energising week at the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 in #Nice! 🌊
Brilliant to discuss the #EcocideLaw movement, including w/ ministers & high-level representatives from #DRC, #Vanuatu, #Guatemala, #Ghana & #Tahiti.
Learn more🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
#StopEcocide
Brilliant to discuss the #EcocideLaw movement, including w/ ministers & high-level representatives from #DRC, #Vanuatu, #Guatemala, #Ghana & #Tahiti.
Learn more🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...
#StopEcocide
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