This year, the state host for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the United Arab Emirates (UAE).1 To have a successful COP28 UAE that takes humanity off the path of climate crisis, the conference requires open civic space...

Amnesty International is highlighting nine rights defenders and collectives who have devoted their lives to ending inequality and violence.

Celebrate Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQIA+ land and water defenders during National Indigenous History Month 2023.

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