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Global: Urgent Action Needed as Climate Crisis Leads to Devastating New Harms to Human Rights

States must map out a just transition away from fossil fuels in all sectors to prevent further human rights harms…

June 16, 2025

Activists at COP29 call for greater progress on climate change, 19 November 2024 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
(Amnesty International)

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COP30 Climate Change Conference in Brazil: Essential Need-to-knows for Human Rights

Amnesty International presents its findings and recommendations for achieving climate justice ahead of the next UN annual climate conference, COP30.

June 16, 2025

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Pakistan: Climate Disasters Increasing Risks of Death and Disease Amongst Children and Older People – New Report

Increasingly frequent floods and heatwaves are overwhelming Pakistan’s underfunded healthcare system, leading to preventable deaths.

May 6, 2025

Hamza Baloch, 60, working outdoors in Karachi during record heat in October.
(Shakil Adil / Amnesty International)

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Uncounted: Invisible Deaths of Older People and Children During Climate Disasters in Pakistan

Amnesty International researched how inadequate disaster responses in Pakistan make it difficult for people to access healthcare, leading to preventable…

May 5, 2025

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Myanmar: Inhumane Military Attacks in Earthquake Areas Hindering Relief Efforts 

Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by…

April 1, 2025

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Withdrawing United States from Paris Agreement is Reckless and Short-Sighted 

Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement will cause harm to communities across the globe.

January 20, 2025

23 November 2024, Azerbaijan, Baku: Climate activists demonstrate on the grounds of the UN climate summit COP29. Photo: Torsten Holtz/dpa (Photo by Torsten Holtz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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On Human Rights, COP29 was Doomed from the Start

Without adequate protections for civil society organizations and human rights defenders at COP29, key voices were left out of the…

December 12, 2024

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COP29: Finance Target Is a Blueprint for Deepening Inequalities and Violating Human Rights  

The derisory new climate finance target agreed at the close of COP29 in Azerbaijan will put the human rights of…

November 26, 2024

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COP29: Climate Negotiation Drafts Are an Affront to Human Rights

Amnesty reiterates our call for high-income countries to commit to provide at least USD 1 trillion in grant-equivalent finance per…

November 21, 2024

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Global: Alarming Footage Reinforces Dangers of Hosting COP29 in a Country with Close Links to Fossil Fuel Companies

Just as we saw with the UAE last year, the event’s hosts have an agenda that is at serious odds…

November 8, 2024

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COP29: Leaders Must Commit to Fair Climate Financing and Fully Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

The global climate crisis represents the single greatest threat to humanity. If we do not take bold, decisive and collective…

November 7, 2024

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COP29: What You Need to Know About the Global Climate Summit

The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens next week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what you need to know.

November 4, 2024