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EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...

“There is no time to lose. We all want and deserve to live, work in and enjoy a clean and healthy environment” said
@agnescallamard.bsky.social

For more info on the EU's planned rights rollback and poll results see: amn.st/eupublicopin...

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EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...

“The European Parliament must now show leadership by rolling back these damaging proposals and put people and the planet over corporate interests” @beatebeller.bsky.social

For more info on the EU's planned rights rollback and poll results see: amn.st/eupublicopin...

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Our poll shows just 9% of people oppose #CSDDD, and 58% support. Yet this key law is now under threat ahead of a key European Parliament vote on 13 October. The
@europarl.europa.eu must stop climate and rights laws from being ripped apart

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Over half (58%) support #CSDDD that is under threat ahead of a key European Parliament vote on *13 October*. Time is NOW for @europarl.europa.eu
to stop these protections from being watered down! #YesToCSDDD

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This law is key to the EU’s ambition of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 -BUT- now EU’s proposed revisions to this and other key human rights & environmental laws risk seriously weakening it #EUGreenDeal #EUOmnibus 👀

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In 2024, the EU passed its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) - a key law that legally requires large companies to prevent environmental & human rights harms from their activities across the world #CSDDD

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Around three-quarters of adults surveyed by @ipsosgroup.bsky.social in 10 EU countries say large companies (250 or more employees) should definitely/probably be held accountable for human rights & environmental harms.

#NoToOmnibus #BizHumanRights

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EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...

🚨A NEW POLL released by @amnesty.org &
@globalwitness.org suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights & environmental protection yet @ec.europa.eu is trying to roll these back #EU #CSDDD #HumanRights #climatejustice 🧵

Full results here: amn.st/eupublicopin...

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Confronting the global political economy enabling Israel’s genocide States and companies the world over are enabling or profiting from Israel’s prolonged violations of international law

Amnesty International publishes new briefing calling for states and companies to confront the global political economy underpinning Israel’s genocide, occupation and apartheid.

See the full article here 👇

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Amnesty is proud to stand with many many others in calling out the few who plunder the earth at the expense of the majority. Human rights are not for sale, nor is the planet on which we all depend. @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social

Riva Jalipa: we must fight to finance our rights You have to be there to speak truth to power. Everyone has a role to play.

Riva Jalipa is a Researcher in Amnesty International’s Economic & Social Justice team.

In this article, Riva makes the case for reforming global financial systems, reparative justice & economic & fiscal sovereignty for low-income countries.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...

... Shell and other companies responsible for oil spills in the region must therefore clean up affected areas and compensate local communities for the decades of harm caused by those violations."

Isa Sanusi, Director, Amnesty International Nigeria

"The UN Special Rapporteurs have concurred with our finding that the repeated oil spills in the Niger Delta amount to violations of human rights. For every rights violation, there must be a remedy...

Nigeria: Shell remains responsible for cleaning up and remediating historic oil pollution despite divestment Responding to the recently published letter sent by seven UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights to Shell, Eni and other oil companies as well as the governments of the companies’ home countries and N...

Amnesty International responds to the recently published letters from seven UN Special Rapporteurs to Shell, and other oil companies, regarding divestment and remediating historic oil pollution in Nigeria.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Amnesty International's statement: International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion bolsters fight for climate justice and accountability

Global: International Court of Justice’s landmark opinion bolsters fight for climate justice and accountability   Reacting to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) first Advisory Opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect of climate change, Mandi Mudarikwa, Head of Strategic Litigation at Amnesty International, said:  “Today’s opinion is a landmark moment for climate justice and accountability. The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be […]

Today’s opinion is a landmark moment for climate justice and accountability.

The ICJ made clear that the full enjoyment of human rights cannot be ensured without protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment.

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29 human rights wins to be proud of January Afghanistan In 2023, Amnesty International released a report on the Taliban’s war on women. Following its findings, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor filed a request for arrest...

29 Human rights wins to be proud of.

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Amnesty MENA on X: "Amnesty’s new report reveals a startling rise executions, especially for drug-related offences which have had a significant impact on foreign nationals. Most had no fair trial. No lawyers. No opportunity to defend themselves against an irreversible sentence. Drug-related https://t.co/xyYBXloEJy" / X Amnesty’s new report reveals a startling rise executions, especially for drug-related offences which have had a significant impact on foreign nationals. Most had no fair trial. No lawyers. No opportunity to defend themselves against an irreversible sentence. Drug-related https://t.co/xyYBXloEJy

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Escalation of executions in Saudia Arabia for drug-related offences New report highlights significant impact on foreign nationals.

Between January 2014 and June 2025, Saudi Arabia executed 1,816 people. Out of the 597 people executed for drug-related offences during the ten-year period, foreign nationals made up nearly three-quarters (75%) of such executions.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Living free from violence is a human right.

A reminder.

Climate action is a human rights obligation NOT a political choice

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' advisory opinion has affirmed that states have an obligation to take immediate, concrete, and positive action to urgently tackle the climate crisis.

EU rollback on environmental policy is gaining momentum, warn campaigners Observers shocked at scale and speed of deregulation drive they say is watering down European Green Deal and laws

New @theguardian.com article on the EU's recent deregulation drive.

"The European Union’s rollback of environment policy is gaining momentum, campaigners have warned, in a deregulation drive that has shocked observers with its scale and speed."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution Residents of Bille and Ogale in Niger delta are suing Shell and subsidiary, but company denies liability

The ruling means that Shell’s attempts to restrict the scope of the upcoming full trial, to be held in 2027, have been unsuccessful, and it can be held responsible.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK: Court ruling on Shell oil spills in Niger Delta an 'important step forward' for devastated communities We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

Amnesty International press statement following today's UK High Court ruling that oil company Shell can be held responsible for its oil spills in the Niger Delta, regardless of how long ago they happened.

www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Nigeria: Ogoni Nine pardon ‘falls far short’ of real justice The Nigerian government must recognise formally that they are innocent of any crime and fully exonerate them.

Amnesty International's response to the announcement on Wednesday 12 June that the Nigerian government has pardoned the Ogoni Nine.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

The nine Indigenous women won their case in the Ecuadorian courts in 2021. This Op-Ed is a follow up to Amnesty's 2024 report "Ecuador: The Amazon is burning, the future is burning!" which called for this decision to be fully implemented by the courts.

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Gas flares in the Ecuadorian Amazon threaten human rights Nine brave girls and young women demand climate, racial and gender justice.

This calls on the President of Ecuador to stop the practice of flaring by PetroEcuador, the state-owned oil company. It is part of an ongoing campaign by
@amnesty.org working with 9 Indigenous women, documenting how flaring has affected their local communities.

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Fuego en el corazón de la Amazonía ecuatoriana: niñas y jóvenes en lucha por la justicia climática Tres años después de que una corte ordenara la eliminación de las antorchas que queman gas en las petroleras por violar derechos humanos, la sentencia sigue sin cumplirse y la lucha de las activistas ...

New Op-Ed: "Fuego en el corazón de la Amazonía ecuatoriana: niñas y jóvenes en lucha por la justicia climática" by Alicia Moncado and Tamaryn Nelson has been published in El País.

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Right Here, Right Now | University of Oxford

As the world accelerates toward renewable energy, we must not replicate old injustices

At #RightHereRightNow #RHRNClimate, @amnesty.org joined a global UN–Oxford summit to call out the hidden human rights costs of the green transition & push for real accountability

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