Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 18/06/2026All eyes on Paris next week for some upcoming duty of vigilance news! The decision in the climate case against TotalEnergies is approaching. The judges could force the company to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across all its activities to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. 021
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 11/06/2026From Strasbourg to Bonn, CSOs are clear: the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentFromAll can only be enjoyable in a climate-safe future. To protect people & the planet, States must advance meaningful rights-based climate action & legal protection of the right to a healthy environment at the @coe.int. 012
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026#SB64: As the UN mid-year climate talks open, pressure is mounting for negotiations to deliver policies rooted in human rights and social justice. Rights protections, public participation and civic space must guide the transition away from fossil fuels! www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgAs the 2026 UN mid-year climate talks kick off, human rights must be the compass for negotiationsThe UN’s mid-year climate meetings have opened in Bonn, and pressure is mounting for climate negotiations to deliver policies grounded in human (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The @coe.int's Member States must start negotiating a binding legal instrument on the right to a healthy environment as soon as possible! Our hope is to celebrate next year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay in a negotiation room. Will States be able to make that happen? 200
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 03/06/2026As the 1st European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders begins, what should States do to effectively protect the right to a healthy environment across Europe? Our Campaign wanted to discuss the benefits of a @coe.int legally binding instrument for rightsholders & advocates! 576
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Russian authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by extractivism and climate breakdown. It is the case of Selkup defender Daria Egereva. We demand her immediate release! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.com‘We will not survive’: jailing of Daria Egereva highlights plight of Russia’s Indigenous peopleAuthorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdown 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It is a yes! The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution backing the International Court of Justice's opinion that countries have legal obligations to address climate change. Congratulations to the campaigners who made this diplomatic victory possible! www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolutionThe US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 19/05/2026A crucial vote for climate justice is coming at the UN General Assembly on 20 May! FIDH is among 180+ organisations urging States to support a resolution that would endorse the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on climate change. www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgInternational Court of Justice's climate opinion: States must support the UN General Assembly resolution operationalising itAhead of a crucial vote in the UN General Assembly on 20 May, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is among the nearly 200 (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026In 2025, there were nearly 800 attacks against defenders raising the alarm about business-related harms & injustices. These defenders are the same bringing real solutions to intersecting crises. Read more in the new report by @business-humanrights.org : www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...business-humanrights.orgNavigating a global crossroads: Human rights defenders and business in 2025 - Business and Human Rights CentreCheck out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre 000
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We are grateful to @commissionerhr.coe.int & @pace.coe.int for prioritising the protection of the right to a healthy environment in their work. Its legal recognition through a binding instrument is the key step to ensure @coe.int aligns with the ICJ's advisory opinion. 042
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 28/04/2026🆕 #BizHumanRights newsletter! shorturl.at/IE15B 🔹Farmer Case admissible 🔹Fossil fuel phaseout at Santa Marta & COP31 🔹Ecuador: UN experts decry repression of Indigenous defenders 🔹UN Binding Treaty intersessional Sign up for the next issue: shorturl.at/grX04 020
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Indigenous climate leader Daria Egereva faces up to 20 years in jail in Russia for her peaceful UN work. Human rights defender Natalia Leongardt faces the same false terrorism charges. We demand their immediate release - no climate justice without human rights! 030
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHSherpa @asso-sherpa.org · 13/04/2026⚖️ A landmark ruling: the Paris Criminal Court has convicted Lafarge and four former executives of financing terrorist organisations and violating international sanctions. Read our press release 👉 www.asso-sherpa.org/lafarge-conv... 1116
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026🚨 #Lafarge and four former senior executives were found guilty of financing terrorism and violating international sanctions by the Paris Criminal Court! This ruling marks a major turning point in the fight for corporate accountability. www.ecchr.eu/en/press-rel... 12625
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Ecuador: UN Special Rapporteurs raise alarm over repression targeting Indigenous Peoples & human rights defenders. They echo FIDH & its members’ concerns and call for accountability. www.fidh.org/en/impacts/e...fidh.orgEcuador: United Nations experts raise alarm over targeting of Indigenous leaders and activistsThree United Nations Special Rapporteurs have expressed their deep worry and called for accountability over credible reports of a rapid (…) 102
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Road to #COP31: The Just Transition Mechanism must live up to its name! Centring real participation & human rights safeguards in the Mechanism is key to effective climate solutions that also advance social justice. Our joint submission to the UNFCCC 👉 www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgRoad to COP31: The new Just Transition Mechanism must live up to its name and guarantee real participationCOP30 delivered the decision to develop a Just Transition Mechanism to advance climate action with human rights and broad participation at its (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Will 2026 be the year a fossil fuel phaseout becomes reality? Momentum is building with the Santa Marta Conference & a new COP Roadmap. A fast, full & just phaseout is a human rights & practical imperative, we argue in our submissions 👉 www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgFrom the Santa Marta Conference to COP31, a fossil fuel phaseout must be brought about – and with human rights at its coreThe Santa Marta Conference in April is aiming to galvanise the implementation of a fossil fuel phaseout after COP30 failed to do so. Brazil’s COP (…) 011
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Great environment news from Chisinau, where the @coe.int recently held its High-Level Conference on the European Social Charter! 1️⃣ France officially notified the @coe.int of the extension of the applicability of the European Social Charter to its overseas territories and communities 1/6 533
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026How can we ensure a just energy transition that does not reproduce business as usual? We are holding a discussion on the environmental & human rights impacts of lithium extraction with José Aylwin, FIDH Vice-President. Meet us with @germanwatch.bsky.social at @fau.de 👇 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026A Belgian court has ruled the Farmer Case is admissible - a major step forward! Victims of the climate crisis can take a big polluting company to court in their own country, even if the company in question is not based there. More on the merits in September! www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu... 321
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHl'Humanité @humanite.fr · 18/03/2026En Belgique, un agriculteur pourrait faire condamner TotalEnergies pour sa responsabilité dans la crise climatique ➡️ l.humanite.fr/poG 33511
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The #FarmerCase decision comes tomorrow ⚖️ Farmer Hugues Falys has sued TotalEnergies for its climate responsibility. He is joined in court by @liguedroitshumains.bsky.social – FIDH’s Belgian member organisation –, @fianbelgium.bsky.social & @greenpeace.be. Follow them & show your support! 011
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The 1st meeting of the @coe.int Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV) will be on 24-25 March! This new committee aims to support the implementation of the Strategy on the Environment and advancing practical, meaningful action around human rights & the environment. 1/5 532
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 13/03/2026As the EU updates its Arctic Policy, human rights obligations must ground a moratorium on new fossil fuel projects & phaseout of existing ones. Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights & meaningful consultation must be priorities against any extractivism. Our input: www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgEuropean Union Arctic Policy must stand for a fossil fuel moratorium and protection of Indigenous Peoples' rightsThe European Commission is planning to update the European Union (EU) Arctic Policy, shaping how the Union will engage in a region with unique (…) 001
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026⚖️ Falys v. TotalEnergies – the #FarmerCase decision is finally coming! On 18 March, after two years of legal proceedings, a court is expected to deliver its ruling in Belgium’s first climate lawsuit targeting a multinational corporation. 1/3 132
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHMary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This #InternationalWomensDay, I want to thank the WHRDs who continue their work at the forefront of all human rights struggles despite enormous risks. Your determination & perseverance keep the human rights movement alive in challenging times. 086
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Lenca defender Berta Cáceres was a beacon of resistance. 10 years after her murder, justice is still being sought. Her case exposed how corporate interests & corruption criminalise territorial defence in Latin America. All those responsible must be investigated. www.fidh.org/en/region/am...fidh.orgSupport in the search of justice for the murder of human rights defender Berta Cáceres (2016–2026)An emblematic case of joint mobilisation Introduction The murder of Berta Cáceres, Lenca indigenous leader and defender of land and the (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 02/03/2026The Disability Caucus has been officially recognised within the UNFCCC process, marking a historic step for inclusive climate governance. Congratulations to the advocates who made this first victory possible! 041
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Our latest #BizHumanRights newsletter! 📩 shorturl.at/bEkw0 🔹Climate leader Daria Egereva detained 🔹Upcoming climate litigation landmarks 🔹New text suggestions for the UN #BindingTreaty 🔹Thailand's OECD accession Sign up for the next issue⬇️ shorturl.at/grX04 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🔴 The #Omnibus I package was adopted today – confirming the EU’s worrying U-turn on its ambition to be a standard-setter at a time of escalating climate & human rights crises. Read more from @fidh-official.bsky.social's Maddalena Neglia in @ensured.bsky.social: www.ensuredeurope.eu/blog/eu-omni...ensuredeurope.eu"A Particularly Worrying Message": What Omnibus I Signals About the EU's Global Role - Expert Blog | ENSUREDTo boost EU competitiveness through regulatory simplification, the European Commission adopted the Omnibus I package, amending key sustainability directives. While framed as a move to reduce burdens, ... 031
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHNotre Affaire à Tous @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social · 19/02/2026⚖️ L’audience dans le procès contre TotalEnergies pour manquement à ses obligations climatiques a commencé ! Le tribunal pourrait contraindre les entreprises les plus polluantes à répondre de leur impact sur le climat et à sortir des énergies fossiles. Suivez cette première journée en live 🧵 17635
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Today is the first of two decisive hearings in the French climate case against TotalEnergies! A coalition of French cities & NGOs, including @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social & @asso-sherpa.bsky.social, is asking judges to demand the carbon major reduce its fossil fuel production. 031
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026#Russia: On 11/02, the Moscow City Court upheld the pre-trial detention of Indigenous rights defender Daria Egereva on “terrorism” charges linked to her participation in the Aborigen Forum. 📣 We call for her immediate and unconditional release. 👉 fidh.org/en/issues/hu...fidh.orgRussia: Continued arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Ms Daria Egereva, indigenous peoples’ rights defenderRUS 001 / 0226 / OBS 008.1 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment Russia 18 February 2026 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 12/02/2026In Russia, Indigenous Selkup leader & climate defender Daria Egereva has been arbitrarily arrested & detained under alleged terrorism charges, shortly after her return from COP30. FIDH's Observatory for Defenders calls for her immediate & unconditional release. www.rfi.fr/fr/environne...rfi.frRussie: accusée de terrorisme, une défenseure des droits des peuples autochtones devant la justiceEn Russie, une défenseure de l'environnement et figure emblématique du peuple autochtone Selkup est accusée de terrorisme. Rentrée de la COP30 au Brésil, Daria Egereva a été arrêtée chez elle en décem... 000
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHMichel Forst @michelforst.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience - Available French&Spanish 🇫🇷 👉 shorturl.at/0zfTp 🇪🇸 👉 shorturl.at/jPNrB 🇬🇧 👉 shorturl.at/9KJVb #AarhusConvention #EnvironmentalDefenders #PeacefulProtest #CivilDisobedience 0119
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Want to contribute to FIDH's advocacy towards the European Union to ensure human rights are at the core of its work? 📣 We are hiring an EU Representative in Brussels! More details on the role and how to apply this way ⬇️ www.fidh.org/en/com/recru...fidh.orgA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION IN BRUSSELS – FULL-TIME PERMANENT CONTRACTThe International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an NGO that brings together nearly 200 civil society organisations around the world. (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026UN #BindingTreaty on Business & Human Rights: the Chair's new textual proposals are out! While there are some welcome clarifications, some persistent gaps risk leaving key issues such as access to justice, information & consent unaddressed. Our comments: www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgUN Treaty on Business and Human Rights: new language is out, but some gaps persistStates and non-State actors taking part in the negotiations of an international legally binding instrument to protect human rights from corporate (…) 011
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Great climate litigation news from the Netherlands! A Dutch court ruled the State has 18 months to set binding emissions targets to reach net zero by 2050 so as to protect the rights of citizens on the Bonaire island. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comCourt orders Dutch to do more to mitigate climate change impact on Bonaire islandA Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that the state must set binding greenhouse gas emissions targets to reach net zero by 2050 to protect the Dutch-Caribbean island of Bonaire, a decision hailed by clima... 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 27/01/2026🇺🇬 #Uganda: 8 environmental defenders opposing EACOP remain in arbitrary pre-trial detention after repeated court adjournments. The next hearing is scheduled on 12 February. FIDH's Observatory urge their immediate release & an end to their judicial harassment. www.fidh.org/en/issues/hu...fidh.orgUganda: Arbitrary arrest and pre-trial detention of eight environmental rights defendersNew information UGA 006 / 0126 / OBS 065.1 Judicial harassment / Arbitrary detention Uganda 26 January 2026 The Observatory for the Protection (…) 011
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global C02 emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, the latest Carbon Majors Report finds. Now more than ever, companies must play their role in the transition away from fossil fuels! www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/2theguardian.comHalf of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study showsCritics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account 110
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Several new resolutions were adopted during FIDH's 42nd Congress in Bogotá. One of them called for a just transition as a vision to shift away from an unjust economic system & extractivism that are driving the climate crisis. www.fidh.org/en/about-us/...fidh.org42nd Congress: New resolutions adopted by International Federation for Human RightsIn late October, several new resolutions were adopted by members of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) during its 42nd Congress (…) 010
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The past few years in Vietnam have seen an unprecedented crackdown on civic space, particularly on environmental & land rights defenders. This repression goes against the human rights clause in Vietnam's trade deal with the EU, our complaint argues. adnchronicles.org/2026/01/02/w...adnchronicles.orgWhat’s in EVFTA’s fine print?T Trịnh Bá Phương’s exceedingly quick and closely guarded public hearing in Đà Nẵng on the 27th of September did 011
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Our latest #BizHumanRights newsletter! 📩 shorturl.at/nvnfO 🔹EU Omnibus vote 🔹Rights wins at COP30 🔹Just transition at FIDH Congress 🔹Complaint under EU-Ecuador trade agreement 🔹11th session of UN #BindingTreaty Sign up for the next issue⬇️ shorturl.at/grX04 010
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025🚨 The European Parliament approved Omnibus I, rolling back key sustainability laws and gutting the #CSDDD. Corporate interests have been prioritised over human rights & the environment, undermining accountability & access to justice for victims worldwide. More: www.fidh.org/en/issues/bu...fidh.orgEU deals the final blow to sustainability rules meant to fight human rights abuses and corporate impunityThe European Parliament confirmed today the rollback of key sustainability laws as it approved the final text of the Omnibus I package, a (…) 041
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHFIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) @fidh-official.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Thailand wants to join the OECD, but its human rights record tells a different story. Our letter with 7 partners flags critical gaps in OECD entry: ❌ Repressive laws: 285+ charged under Article 112 of the Criminal Code ❌ Labor violations, with migrants denied basic rights 122
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The @coe.int Convention is a welcome legal development - and one pillar of the Council's new Strategy on the Environment. FIDH & @healthyenvcoe.bsky.social members contributed to the latter. We will closely watch its implementation through the upcoming Steering Committee on the Environment! 020
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Today, #Thailand will submit the Initial Memorandum for its accession to the OECD. FIDH & 7 other organisations wrote to the government urging action on the rule of law, human rights & environmental rights - all key OECD values to address. www.fidh.org/en/region/as...fidh.orgThailand: Open letter to the government on the OECD accession processOn 8 December 2025, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and seven other non-governmental organizations wrote to the Thai (…) 000
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025#TheFarmerCase - a legal action in FIDH's #SeeYouInCourt project - is mentioned in Climate Litigation Network's report on 10 years of climate litigation! We hope it will play a role in securing a just transition & more corporate climate accountability. climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...climatelitigationnetwork.orgTen years of climate litigation - Climate Litigation Networkreport: laying the foundations for our shared future How ten years of climate cases built a legal architecture for climate protection President of PISFCC, Cynthia Houniuhi, speaks at the Peace Palace,... 010
Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDH @fidh-bhr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The EU-Vietnam Domestic Advisory Group regrets that the economic benefits of the #EVFTA are not matched by progress on human and labour rights. A healthy civic space is vital for civil society organisations and defenders, and the EU must protect it. Statement: link.europa.eu/r7ptgG 000
Reposted by Business, Human Rights & Environment @ FIDHEuropean Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) @eccjorg.bsky.social · 27/11/2025🚨 The EU Ombudswoman confirms it: the Commission committed maladministration on #Omnibus I. Rushed, opaque, corporate-driven lawmaking is not acceptable. With more Omnibus packages coming, the message is clear: the EU cannot dismantle rights behind closed doors corporatejustice.org/news/joint-p...corporatejustice.orgJOINT PRESS RELEASE EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks - ECCJ 03422