Thread by @ciel_tweets

Today isn't only #EnergyDay but also #CivilSocietyDay at #COP27.
Today, thousands of people are still in jail for daring to speak out for human rights, democracy & envr. integrity.
Today we remind leaders - once again - that there is no #ClimateJustice without #HumanRights.
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Since #COP27 started, civil society observers have never felt so popular: innumerable local staff members have been taking pictures & videos of us, our phone & laptop screens. Some observers have been stopped at the entrance, not for an autograph but to get their bags checked!

And while this constant level of control is unacceptable for a @UN meeting, they offer only a mild insight into the struggle our sisters & brothers go through every day, when basic #HumanRights like the freedom of speech,
press & peaceful assembly are not upheld.

Last week, a huge march happened within the #COP27 premises. There was high energy and solidarity, but it happened far from the streets where people are living firsthand what it means to have their political and civil rights heavily limited.

https://twitter.com/ciel_tweets/status/1591383141402304512

From the first days at the climate talks #COP27, one overarching message was shared loud & clear:
✊ No ✊ #ClimateJustice ✊ without ✊ #HumanRights ✊

https://twitter.com/ciel_tweets/status/1589553492066459654

And it's essential that stakeholders connect the dots between #ClimateJustice & #HumanRights.

A critical step? Demand freedom for all those behind bars for their political opinions.

No one is free until everyone is free.

#FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll #WeAreNotYetDefeated