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We're at the #UN Forum on Business and Human Rights! Together with partners and allies such as Elfidar Iltebir UYGHUR AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC , Uyghur Human Rights Project and Campaign for Uyghurs, we want to ensure that the green transition is just and sustainable, respecting workers’ and human rights. That is why we are standing side by side, calling on governments and businesses to make sure that industries such as solar and electric vehicles do not rely on Uyghur forced labour. Hear more about what we are doing in Geneva from Uyghur allies ⬇️ and make sure to connect if you are here. #UNForumBHR

History has taught us that social movements can challenge ingrained inequalities, and change existing norms and systems that are unjust. Voting in the EU Parliament election is a major opportunity to bring about this change, and protect people and the planet In this #EUElection, we want to highlight European Sites of Conscience that are using the power of memory to champion social justice, protect labour rights, and tackle historical inequalities: Finnish Labour Museum (Finland) Le Bois du Cazier (Belgium) MigratieMuseumMigration (Belgium) Fund B92(Serbia) Sign up our open letter: bit.ly/votewithmemory #VoteWithMemory. #EUelections2024  #EuropeanElections  #VoteEU  #EP2024 #UseYourVote

In a Euronews article, Benedek Jávor and Taube Van Melkebeke explore how a robust European energy project can counter populism and strengthen democracy across the EU. From sustainability to social justice, they discuss the vital role of energy policy in shaping a resilient and unified Europe. https://lnkd.in/dJcvkCrz #Euroviews #EUEnergy #Democracy #Sustainability

How does the 🇪🇺 have an impact on cities? 🏙️ Minna Arve, Mayor of Turun kaupunki - Åbo stad - City of Turku 🇫🇮 and Member of ICLEI Europe's Regional Executive Committee explains the ways that EU policies support cities as they strive to meet their #climateneutrality goals: The EU Cities Mission brings more than 100 cities together, pooling their experience and knowledge as they work towards an ambitious and shared target - to become climate neutral by 2030. That's why the EU matters locally. By voting in the upcoming EU elections, you are helping to shape the future of Europe. 🗳️ #EU2024 #EUelections2024 #ClimateAction #MissionCities

The green transition must leave no one behind! 🌍⚖️ SOLIDAR Secretary General, Mikael Leyi, discuss how social rights must be at the center of the EU #JustTransition agenda, securing sustainable jobs for all and equipping everyone with the skills and knowledge to be part of this transition. 🎥The video series “A Pillar for our Rights”, based on the policy study “The Social Pillar and the future of the EU Social Agenda”, highlights why this new Commission has to relaunch the implementation of the Social Pillar.  Read the publication here👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/dD3YvYgB FEPS Europe AK EUROPA Social Platform European Policy Centre #SocialRights #EPSR #JustTransition #EUSocialAgenda #GreenJobs 

After the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that #climateprotection is a #humanright The United Nations moves towards adopting a groundbreaking Declaration on #Future #Generations at the upcoming Summit of the Future in New York on September 22-23, 2024. This inclusive process aims to turn longstanding commitments into concrete actions, ensuring the interests of future generations are integrated into global decision-making. https://lnkd.in/daTzQP-Q

Yes, this is the narrative of our ecosystem: explore that small-scale, differentiated, and community-integrated approaches offer evident benefits to safeguard the rights protected by European policies. We can do that by adding the LERANING perspective, understanding that we are here to serve people, not to combat theories or systems. People do not need "treatment", "desistance", "cognitive-behavioral interventions", or "re-integration". People need quality learning experiences that make sense to them, in their context.

Today is the International day for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples!     Companies have to respect human rights, including indigenous peoples’ rights, according to international guidelines and principles. These human rights are especially highlighted in the ongoing energy transition to a fossil-free economy, but are very important in other contexts too.      Some of the increasing attention to these rights is driven by regulations as some due diligence legislation that is coming into force includes indigenous peoples' rights as part of its human rights topics. This is the case with the EU Deforestation regulation. However, the recently adopted CSDDD sadly failed to include indigenous peoples' rights in the articles and in the list of annexes.    It is encouraging to see that companies are slowly paying more attention to indigenous peoples' rights in policies and practices, however much more work is needed. We can’t stop with adopting nice policy documents, but the topics need to be part of risk identification and assessments, stakeholder engagement, not to mention remediation systems.     Let’s work for a deeper inclusion of indigenous peoples’ rights in companies’ work on the respect for human rights. For the people & the planet 💚

Our lived realities in dealing with the impacts of climate change is what makes our #Oceania #Pasifika advocacy strong, loud and passionate. For our Pacific leaders and experts negotiating 1.5 reductions or other numbers associated with pushing our climate case forward, that is coming from a place of desperation, our very survival hangs in the balance. The survival of our generations and future generations, our vanua, qoliqoli and everything that defines us and we hold dear as Pacific Islanders. While others may negotiate from a place of luxury, economic interest or political survival, ours is existential and this is why a strong #humanrights focus is crucial for COP and other climate change conversations. The most basic rights and fundamental freedoms that the international community saw fit to enshrine in the #UniversalDeclarationOfHumanRights are under threat daily from sea level rise, ozone depletion, rising temperature, severe storms and other host of climatic conditions. Various Pacific nations are feeling the brunt of the rising Pacific ocean and the king tides that have swept through villages, tradional mount and burial grounds, but our people are also fighting back. Fighting at the #COP platforms, at the world court (ICJ), the UN and other multilateral and bilateral platforms where we are raising our voices. Yes, we are screaming the loudest, negotiating harder, throwing all our creativity and energy to the fore because for us, this is not just about negotiating for our today but saving our tomorrow. As COP 29 is underway, we bring the future of our Blue Pacific and lay it bare for the world to see and act with #compassion and #humanity to save our #people, our #homes and our #lands. At the heart of our #ClimateChange discourses and negotiations is our very humanity. We are not the silent few, we are the voice of the world largest oceanic continent...we are many, but we are one. One Pasifika, One people. #Moana, The #BlueContinent. Congratulations to Human Rights Fiji and Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions for taking our collective voices forward and reminding us that at the heart of climate conversations, our #HumanRights matters. Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Community-SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

We are in a crisis of leadership. The need to adopt a forward-looking approach in policy making is becoming more urgent every day. Yet, we see the opposite trend in most policies and political claims. This is why having cross-party support for the Future Generations Initiative’s demand for a future generations commissioner is an important first step. We need to ensure Europe is #FutureProof #FitForFutureGenerations #voteFutureEU