Rainforest Rescue
@RainforestResq
Fighting rainforest destruction since 1986. We organize petitions and raise funds in support of activist groups in rainforest countries.
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http://www.rainforest-rescue.org 19-11-2012 23:28:42
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Shocking: 4 more students activists have been arrested today as they engaged in a protest march at the parliament of Uganda demanding the government of Uganda and TotalEnergies to drop Eacop and the immediate release of the 7 students who have been denied bail since 24th Nov.
We stand in solidarity with the seven Ugandan students behind bars for using their democratic voice to advocate a renewable future. Join us in demanding #FreeTheStudents immediately! #StopEACOP rainforest-rescue.org/updates/11878/…
Young people bring life to climate activism worldwide - and Uganda repays them by locking them up? Uganda, stop weaponizing your courts to punish environmental activism! #FreeTheStudents #StopEACOP
We know the anxiety of being targeted by abusive lawsuits first-hand. Journalists and activists can breathe easier now. #stopSLAPPs
.World Bank The Inspection Panel launches investigation into #REGROW project in #Tanzania . THREAD
Investigation follows complaint filed by Oakland Institute on behalf of impacted villagers facing evictions, human rights abuses & livelihood restrictions to expand #Ruaha NP.
'To the government of 🇰🇭: For the new generation of Cambodians, being sent to prison for protecting our natural resources is nothing we are ashamed of. It is not going to discourage us from fulfilling our dreams,' says 2023 #RightLivelihood Laureate Mother Nature Cambodia.
'Environmentalists around the world are being oppressed for their activism, so it is our duty to make the oppression hear that we deserve a better environment,' says 2023 #RightLivelihood Laureate Mother Nature Cambodia
.Samia Suluhu govt. atrocities to boost tourism $$$ have been internationally condemned but #Tanzania continues to receive hundreds of millions for “conservation.”
Add your name telling the World Bank to STOP funding evictions & #humanrights abuses & show the govt. the days of…
Please SIGN: #Tanzania 's REGROW project is not about protecting wildlife: It's an oppressive economic growth model designed to boost tourism revenues. Tell the #WorldBank to STOP THE EVICTION of 20,000 villagers under the pretext of #conservation ! rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1275…
After more than one year in legal limbo, charges were finally dropped against the nine Ugandan students arrested for peacefully protesting the EACOP pipeline. They risked their personal futures to stand up for a fossil-free tomorrow. We thank them for their courage! #StopEACOP
Police brutality and judicial harassment of young people protesting the EACOP pipeline in #Uganda is reaching new heights. Uganda, stop criminalizing people for wanting a healthy future in a world free from #fossilfuels ! #StopEACOP theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…
Whether he is exposing the Mafia or Italian politicians, Roberto Saviano is utterly fearless. We wish him well in his legal battle with PM Giorgia Meloni. #StopSLAPPs
🚨 We are concerned about the decision denying 3 activists from 2023 Laureate Mother Nature Cambodia the authorisation to travel to Sweden to accept the #RightLivelihood Award.
We stand in solidarity with them and call for a reconsideration of this decision! ➡️ bit.ly/3PFX0aT
Say hello to 2023 #RightLivelihood Laureate Mother Nature Cambodia!
Awarded for their fearless and engaging environmental activism, they're igniting change in Cambodia amid a growing government crackdown on civil society.
Explore their courageous work! ➡️rightlivelihood.org/2023-announcem…
Please SIGN and SHARE: #Greenwashing meets #neocolonialism : Dubai-based Blue Carbon wants to 'secure' 1 million ha. of rainforest – 10 percent of Liberia's land area – to cash in on #CarbonCredits . Say NO to fake #climate solutions! rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1274…
It's so unfortunate that our four students have been remanded again to luzira prisons till Wednesday 20th/Sept/2023. One the students needs urgent medical attention.
#Freestudents
#EndFossilFuels
#DefendDefenders
Today,our students who protested against the deadly EACOP project on Friday,later remanded to Luzira prison, will appear at Buganda Royal Magistrates Court today for a hearing. We call TotalEnergies to stop funding our arrests. Justice Hunter 🇺🇬🇺🇸
#STOPEACOP
#EndFossilFuels