#Syrian brigadier general Mohammed Hamo appears in #Stockholm court accused of aiding & abetting #WarCrimes

It's the first trial addressing widespread indiscriminate attacks by Assad's army resulting in civilian harm & destruction of civilian properties justiceinfo.net/en/130775-form…

> What a promo of Russian culture looks like
> What the Ukrainian nature reserve looks like after the arrival of the carriers of this 'culture'

('Morning in a Pine Forest' by Shishkin / Serebryansky Nature Reserve in Luhansk region, Ukraine)
via Рагулі 🇺🇦 Твіттерські

Today, the 2024 edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review #UJAR is released! Published by TRIAL International, with Civitas Maxima, CJA, ECCHR, FIDH and REDRESS, it highlights significant universal jurisdiction cases of the past year. 👉 ecchr.eu/en/publication…

Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer

Many farmers are calling for greater federal and state investment to help farms switch to more climate change-proof practices.
apnews.com/article/natura…

Difference is that in Ukraine it sometimes happens on a daily basis

World paid little attention to #Sudan war for a year. Now aid groups warn of mass death from hunger | AP News apnews.com/article/sudan-…

#ClimateChange is the biggest global #HumanRights crisis of our time. The time to act is now

ECtHR ruling leaves no doubt that climate urgency obligates states to act on the basis of scientific facts, reduce CO2 emissions & protect rights.
Climate Rights International
cri.org/european-court…

⚖️In a landmark ruling the ECtHR clearly establishes states' obligations to protect #HumanRights in relation to #ClimateChange , & Switzerland's failure to comply w its duties in this regard

The verdict opens up all Council of Europe members to similar cases in their nat'l courts

Today's⚖️ECtHR ruling is a significant step forward wrt #Climate Justice & drives home the importance of #Climate & #HumanRights litigation.

The Court's finding that the KlimaSeniorinnen NGO had standing will also be important in cases beyond this one.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Yesterday in Namibia activists marked the anniversary of an 1893 massacre by German colonial troops, which preceded the 1904-8 genocidal war against the Nama & Ovaherero. Today FA+Forensis present new findings on Shark Island death camp in Lüderitz, where 1000s were murdered.

The weather of 2050 is looking insane! Burning heat waves and intense hurricanes.

Take #ClimateAction and sign our climate pledge for the children in your life: weatherkids.org

Many thanks to AEMET and ONU Desarrollo for joining the #WeatherKids campaign.

Fashion giants linked to deforestation in Brazil p.dw.com/p/4eeDH?maca=e…

'Justice was done! No more impunity for killers of environmental defenders'

#Peru court sentences the killers of 4 activists to 28 years in prison.

Indigenous leaders Edwin Chota, Jorge Rios, Leoncio Quintisima & Francisco Pinedo were killed in 2014.

lemonde.fr/en/internation…

Short thread on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation #AMOC , which brings a huge amount of heat to the northern Atlantic.
If it slows, the region west of Britain cools. And the Gulf Stream moves closer to the US coast, causing warming there.
Both are already happening,…

Was ist das Ziel der Klage und wie begründen wir sie? In welchem Zusammenhang steht die Klage mit den Verfahren vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof? Gibt es auch Klagen gegen Waffenexporte an die Hamas? Diese und weitere Fragen beantworten wir hier 👉ecchr.eu/fileadmin/user…

Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests

Bulldozed tracks and informal byways in tropical forests and palm-oil plantations ‘almost always’ an indicator of future deforestation, say researchers
theguardian.com/environment/20…

“Those who survived Gitmo still suffer, physically and psychologically, from their treatment at American hands. Nor have they found justice or any remedy for the lasting harms caused by their captivity”.Why I Continue to Write About Guantánamo | The Nation thenation.com/article/world/…

Incredible 👇

“We must continue to hold wealthy countries accountable for their role in funding the climate crisis, and demand they move first and fastest on a fossil fuel phase-out...” #StopEACOP ! theguardian.com/environment/20…

CRI joins over 170 NGOs calling on Ursula von der Leyen to stand by the EU Deforestation Regulation.

#Deforestation has a 'considerable impact on the rights and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and of communities who rely on forests...'

Read the letter here:
together4forests.eu/resources/1104….