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Protecting the Rights of People and Communities in the Era of Climate Change Learn more about our work at cri.org.

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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16h
At least a dozen authors of the IPCC's upcoming report are linked to Saudi Aramco, the biggest emissions-producing company in history. In a world of massive climate disinformation funded by the fossil fuel industry, the IPCC must safeguard its institutional independence. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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The Saudi Fox in the Climate Henhouse
By Brad Adams
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ursula von der Leyen should demand that the companies driving the climate crisis start paying for the damage. Europe needs a Climate Fund financed on a polluter-pays basis to rebuild communities, protect people from climate disasters, and address climate-related damage. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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Von der Leyen Found the Words for the Damage. She Still Won't Say Who Should Pay for It: Time for an EU Climate Fund Based on the Polluter-Pays Principle
By Lotte Leicht
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're excited to welcome Daniela Campello, Senior Lecturer in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to tomorrow's #ClimateWeekNYC conversation on Brazil's post-COP30 future, the Amazon, and Indigenous rights. Register: luma.com/jbjm7dk6
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We know prevention costs less than crisis response. So why is it often easier to mobilize after something goes wrong? Join us tomorrow for an interactive discussion on how funding, incentives and institutions shape climate and health responses. #ClimateWeekNYC Register here: luma.com/rmfk3qn4
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Methane is more than a climate problem; it’s also a human health and rights issue. Join Climate Rights International to explore how methane-producing activities affect communities through air pollution, health and safety risks, livelihoods. Register here: luma.com/e9mzkzau
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Don't forget to register for a #ClimateWeekNYC discussion with Brazilian experts on what the next presidential elections could mean for the Amazon, for Indigenous peoples and traditional communities, and for the global effort to confront climate change. Register here: luma.com/jbjm7dk6
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
During #ClimateWeekNYC, Climate Rights International is bringing together experts from science, policy, and advocacy to discuss how methane reductions can protect both the climate and communities. Register here: luma.com/e9mzkzau
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us during #ClimateWeekNYC for a discussion with Brazilian experts on what the next presidential elections could mean for the Amazon and other threatened ecosystems, Indigenous peoples and traditional communities, and the global effort to confront climate change. Register here: luma.com/jbjm7dk6
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join CRI Researcher Dr. Cara Schulte and leaders across climate, health, public policy, and philanthropy to address the systemic and financial incentives that favor disaster remediation over early intervention. Register here: luma.com/rmfk3qn4
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The UK cannot claim climate leadership while approving new fossil fuel projects. After admitting this summer was the hottest on record, the UK government is set to approve a project that could generate up to 35.8 million tonnes of CO2— emissions the world cannot afford. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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The UK’s Hypocrisy on Climate Change
By Linda Lakhdhir
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join Climate Rights International for a #ClimateWeekNY panel exploring the human dimensions of methane pollution and why reducing methane from oil and gas is critical not only to slowing global warming, but to protecting the health of communities exposed to fossil fuel production. luma.com/e9mzkzau
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join Climate Rights International at #ClimateWeekNYC for a discussion with Brazilian experts on what the next presidential elections could mean for Brazil's climate and environmental policies, for Indigenous peoples and traditional communities, and for the global effort to confront climate change.
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ursula von der Leyen should demand that the companies driving the climate crisis start paying for the damage. Europe needs a Climate Fund financed on a polluter-pays basis to rebuild communities, protect people from climate disasters, and address climate-related damage. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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Von der Leyen's State of the Union Is Her Moment to Make Polluters Pay for the Climate Crisis
By Lotte Leicht
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Brazilians will go to the polls on October 4, and the outcome could shape the country's climate and environmental policies for years to come. Join Climate Rights International for a discussion with Brazilian experts on what this moment could mean—for Brazil and the world. luma.com/jbjm7dk6
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Brazil at a Crossroads: From COP30 to the 2026 Elections · Luma
Brazilians will go to the polls on October 4, and the outcome could shape the country's climate and environmental policies for years to come—with far-reaching…
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us on during Climate Week NYC 2026 for a panel discussion with Felix Horne, Senior Expert at Climate Rights International, exploring how methane reductions can deliver climate benefits while also taking account of health, livelihoods, and local knowledge. luma.com/e9mzkzau
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One Pollutant, Many Healthy Lives Affected: The Human Dimensions of Methane · Luma
Reducing methane from oil and gas is one of the fastest ways to slow near-term warming, but the discussion is usually limited to emissions numbers, technical…
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With the EUDR taking effect in December, Brazil has an opportunity to act beforehand by strengthening public traceability, improving monitoring of indirect supply chains, protecting forests and human rights, and helping producers preserve access to the European market. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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EU Beef Ban Shows Why Brazil Must Prepare Now for New Deforestation Rules
By Daniela Ikawa
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
France's summer warns what happens when governments treat climate policy as ambition without delivery. Cutting emissions requires a vision and a plan to carry it out. Without both, heat deaths and inadequate preparedness become annual features rather than emergencies. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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Looking Back on a Scorching Summer in an Unprepared France (Part 2)
By Fabien Offner
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join us during Climate Week NYC 2026 for a panel discussion with CRI Researcher Dr. Cara Schulte on effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat across global supply chains. www.climateweeknyc.org/event-search...
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The Right to Cool: Heat, Labor, and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains
As temperatures across the globe are rising, heat in the workplace is becoming a central climate and public health challenge. From agriculture to construction to logistics, extreme heat poses a major ...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On September 7, the world marks the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, a reminder that the air above us belongs to no single country. No government can demand clean air from its neighbors while pursuing policies that pollute the atmosphere we all share. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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The Air We Share
By Felix Horne
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Although Nepal contributes less than 0.1% to global emissions, it faces severe climate risks. China has a responsibility to pay for climate adaptation in vulnerable countries while ensuring that affected communities can freely access and share critical information. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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Mass Deaths in Nepal and Tibet from Glacier Collapse Followed by Chinese Censorship
By Cara Schulte
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
China is increasingly turning to coal-to-chemicals to reduce reliance on imported oil and gas. This new generation of fossil fuel dependence could increase emissions, methane pollution, water stress, and human rights abuses while creating a dangerous model beyond China. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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China's Energy Security Gamble
By Felix Horne and Sophie Richardson
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As Tuvalu and Ireland prepare to co-host the next TAFF Conference, we join 30 human rights organisations in calling for: - A dedicated human rights workstream - A high-level human rights dialogue to exchange good practices -The ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change as a legal foundation
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We urge the Indonesian government and the provincial governments in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to review logging, palm oil plantation, and gold mining operations that contributed to the catastrophic flooding and landslides caused by Cyclone Senyar. cri.org/indonesia-en...
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Indonesia: Ensure Accountability for Sumatra Flood Deaths and Destruction
The Indonesian government and the provincial governments in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra should carry out long overdue reviews of logging, plantations, and gold mining businesses that were a ...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Around the world, governments are tightening rules on methane pollution. The U.S. is moving in the opposite direction. Our new Substack examines proposed rollbacks to federal methane waste rules and what they could mean for communities, taxpayers, and the climate. substack.com/@climaterigh...
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Methane Is a Major Source of Emissions—and the U.S. Is Making It Easier to Pollute
By Sarah Sax
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A new offshore oil and gas boom is unfolding across Africa. Governments promise development, but coastal communities are already paying the price through lost fishing grounds, pollution, and growing climate risks. climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/new-oil-pr...
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New Oil Producers, Old Dilemmas: Sub-Saharan Africa's Offshore Oil Bet Risks Coastal Communities and Climate Goals
By Fabien Offner
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Chinese Government Ecological “Inspection Tour” Will Hear Few Critical Voices open.substack.com/pub/climater...
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Chinese Government Ecological “Inspection Tour” Will Hear Few Critical Voices
By Sophie Richardson
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This World Cup has been marked by extreme heat, canceled public events, and the threat of wildfire smoke. Yet, at the same time, FIFA has continued to showcase one of the world's largest fossil fuel companies as a global partner. climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/the-world-...
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The World Cup Is Choking on Its Sponsor’s Emissions
By Felix Horne
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New CRI Report! The European Commission's decision to exclude leather from the EU Deforestation Regulation is a setback. But this exclusion isn’t final — and even if it goes through, European companies sourcing leather from places like Brazil are not off the hook. 🧵
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline is 80% complete—but a new UK lawsuit aims to stop it before it begins operating. The case could redefine accountability for UK companies whose overseas projects fuel climate change and human rights abuses. climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/turning-to...
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Turning to UK Courts to Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
By Linda Lakhdhir
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The global race for critical minerals is reaching Madagascar. A proposed U.S.-backed rare earth mining project has sparked years of protests, allegations of human rights abuses, and fears for one of the world's most unique ecosystems. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Madagascar: Feared Rare Earths Project in Limbo
By Fabien Offner
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
As Europe faces another wave of extreme heat, many are experiencing firsthand what it means to work, commute, and simply exist in dangerous temperatures. But for millions of workers around the world, this isn't an exceptional event—it's everyday reality. cri.org/reports/my-b...
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“My Body Is Burning”: Extreme Heat and Labor Rights in Bangladesh
Summers in Dhaka are unforgiving. Smog and dust cloud the sky, veiling the city in a muted haze. Hot air radiates off a canopy of tightly packed metal rooftops. The humidity is suffocating. Water, gas...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Is Climate Justice Starting to Catch Up With Big Polluters? Three cases, three countries, three legal theories—and they may soon collide open.substack.com/pub/climater...
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Is Climate Justice Starting to Catch Up With Big Polluters? Three cases, three countries, three legal theories—and they may soon collide
By Lotte Leicht
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Final reminder, tomorrow at #LCAW2026, join us for a timely discussion on climate action, protest rights, and the growing criminalization of dissent across the UK, Europe, and the United States. 📅 June 26, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Doughty Street Chambers, London Register here: luma.com/gkybf1kd
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Silencing Dissent: The Criminalization of Climate Protest · Luma
The urgency of the climate crisis, and growing frustration with the failure of their governments to act, are driving many to use protest to press for necessary…
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This week, 50+ environmental and food groups urged the largest U.S. grocery chains to stop selling avocados linked to deforestation. The ask is concrete. They should only source from packinghouses with PFA certification through Guardián Forestal's monitoring system. 🧵
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Join us at London Climate Action Week for a discussion on climate action, protest rights, and the criminalization of dissent in the UK, Europe, and the United States. Register here: luma.com/gkybf1kd 📅 June 26, 10:30 am–12 pm 📍 Doughty Street Chambers, London #LCAW2026 @hrw.org
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The World Cup should celebrate human achievement—not serve as a marketing platform for the fossil fuel industry. Fossil fuel companies are using football to normalize the products driving climate change and deadly air pollution. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The World Cup Shouldn’t Be Selling Fossil Fuels to Our Children
By Felix Horne
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Join us at #LCAW2026 for "Building Resilience, Improving Gender Equity: Scaling Equitable, Community-Owned Climate Action," a panel discussion with CRI Founder Brad Adams, on how community-led approaches can help build more inclusive and effective responses to climate change. @lshtm.bsky.social
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Join us during #LCAW2026 for a panel in collaboration with Human Rights Watch on the growing tensions between climate action, protest rights & the criminalization of dissent across the UK and Europe. 📅 Friday, June 26, 10:30 am- 12 pm Register here: luma.com/gkybf1kd @humanrightswatch.bsky.social
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🌎How can community-led climate action strengthen resilience, improve health & advance gender equity? Join us during #LondonClimateActionWeek to hear from CRI Brad Adams & experts from research, policy & practice exploring inclusive approaches to climate action. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Building resilience, improving gender equity: Scaling equitable, community-owned
Climate change exacerbates global inequities, particularly for women. Join us at LSHTM during London Climate Action Week for an interactive event with leading voices in research and implementation
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We join 70+ organizations worldwide calling on Cambodia‘s Prime Minister Hun Manet to urgently release five imprisoned environmental defenders of Mother Nature Cambodia. Environmental activism is not a crime. #FreeMNC5 cri.org/urgent-appea...
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Urgent Appeal to Free the Five Imprisoned Mother Nature Cambodia Activists
We are deeply concerned about the five young human rights defenders of Mother Nature Cambodia (MNC) – Long Kunthea, Yim Leanghy, Thun Ratha, Phuon Keoraksmey, and Ly Chandaravuth (MNC5) – convicted in...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Join us at #LCAW for a panel on protest rights, climate action, and the criminalization of dissent across the UK and Europe. As climate urgency grows, peaceful protest is increasingly restricted — raising urgent questions about democracy and climate justice. Register here: luma.com/gkybf1kd
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Migrant workers face growing climate risks. In a study by BMJ Public Health, CRI's Brad Adams and Cara Schulte, with researchers at LSHTM, find that efforts to protect these workers from climate-related health harms fall short of what's needed: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/health-sec...
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Health Sector Underprepared to Protect Migrant Workers from Climate Risks
By Cara Schulte
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New research from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights examines how rising temperatures are affecting garment workers and factory operations across India's major apparel manufacturing hubs. Extreme heat in global supply chains is a present reality. bhr.stern.nyu.edu/publication/...
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NYU Stern Center for Business & Human RightsToo Hot to Ignore: Extreme Heat in Garment Supply Chains
Extreme heat is already disrupting garment factories across South and Southeast Asia, and in a new report drawing on field research across India, we find that most global brands have failed to act, po...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Fossil fuel dependence leaves countries vulnerable to political pressure because energy can be controlled or cut off during crises. Renewables are more stable, local, and harder to weaponize. Read more about it in our Substack: climaterightsinternational.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
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Fossil Fuels Keep the World Vulnerable—No Matter the Supplier
By Felix Horne
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
France could reopen its overseas territories to new oil and gas exploration, despite its international climate commitments. “French lawmakers should be providing leadership on climate action, not reversing it,” said CRI researcher @Fabien Offner. cri.org/france-rejec...
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France: Reject New Oil and Gas Exploration in Overseas Territories
French lawmakers should reject any attempt to authorize the resumption of exploration and extraction of oil and gas in France’s overseas territories, where new fossil fuel exploration permits have bee...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#WorldOceansDay is a reminder that the world’s waters are under pressure, not only the open oceans, but also inland seas like the Caspian Sea, which is shrinking at alarming speed as oil and gas extraction intensifies. Read more about it in our Substack: substack.com/@climaterigh...
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The Caspian Sea is Vanishing Due to Climate Change
By Fabien Offner
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re reminded that climate action is a human rights issue. At Climate Rights International, we stand with climate defenders and call for urgent, rights-based climate action that protects both people and planet.
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Act risks criminalizing legitimate environmental and human rights advocacy through vague provisions that criminalize promoting "foreign interests" over national interests. cri.org/uganda-draco...
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Uganda: Draconian Law Threatens Climate and Environmental Defenders
Uganda's newly gazetted “The Protection of Sovereignty Act” is aimed at limiting the activities and voices of environmental defenders, climate activists, and other civil society organizations, Climate...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Extreme heat is a human rights crisis. Millions lack access to cooling, safe work, and basic protections as temperatures rise. Read our comprehensive report on heat and human rights to learn more: cri.org/reports/i-ca... #HeatActionDay
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'I Can't Cool': Extreme Heat and Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change
The acceleration of global warming has resulted in rising temperatures and an unprecedented frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves worldwide, creating a human rights crisis that all levels o...
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Climate Rights International @climaterights.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Extreme heat is a human rights crisis. In Dhaka, CRI researcher Cara Schulte documented workers facing dangerous heat on the job. No one should have to choose between health and survival. #HeatActionDay substack.com/@climaterigh...
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I’ve Met the Workers Who Make Your Clothes. The Climate Crisis is Slowly Killing Them.
By Cara Schulte
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