Lenca 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.
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The 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!
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🔴 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...
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⚖️ 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.
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Today 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.
#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.
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In 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.
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UN #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...
Great 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.
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🇺🇬 #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.
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That's why FIDH supports farmer Hugues Falys & 3 NGOs in asking Belgian courts to recognise the climate responsibility of one of these majors: TotalEnergies.
Final replies take place today & tomorrow. A just transition also happens through the law!
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Just 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!
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Several 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.
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The 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.
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🚨 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...
Thailand 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
The @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!
Today, #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.
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#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.
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The 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
🚨 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
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#COP30: FIDH welcomes a hard-fought win with the Just Transition text and new action mechanism - the strongest human rights language ever at COP.
But other texts failed to confront fossil fuels. This must be urgently rectified to avert a full breakdown.
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#TheFarmerCase: hearings continue this Wednesday in a legal action in our #SeeYouInCourt project!
The solution to the climate crisis requires multinational companies to immediately stop new GHG emissions.
We hope the court will establish this responsibility.
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Hugues Falys, l’éleveur Belges qui attaque TotalEnergies en justice
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Hugues Falys, paysan belge, mène contre TotalEnergies un procès historique, au nom des champs noyés, des récoltes perdues et des bêtes assoiffées.
La justice belge devra trancher sur la responsabilité climatique du géant fossile.
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