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Jun 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
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Layan Kayed's story was one of many we shared in the halls of the Bonn climate conference to remind delegates that there cannot be #ClimateJustice without respect for #HumanRights. 1/4
Last year, as delegates from governments around the world arrived in Egypt for the COP27 climate conference, thousands of War on Want supporters took action to demand that the Egyptian government release journalist, activist and political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah. 2/4 ImageImage
Layan & Alaa both remain in prison for exercising their basic human right to free speech.

Yesterday, as the UK parliament passed its new Public Order Act to clamp down on our own freedom to protest, we stood alongside all those facing political persecution to demand justice. 3/4 Image
From Egypt to the US, from Palestine to Vietnam: governments, international institutions and corporations — those responsible for the #ClimateCrisis and the crisis of inequality — must listen to ordinary people, not silence them. 4/4

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Jun 16
“The USA, the UK & the EU have wasted hours and hours [...] playing a naked game of self interest.”

The Bonn Climate Conference (#SB58) — a crucial international summit which will shape the response to the #ClimateCrisis — ended yesterday.

🧵Here's what you need to know... 1/7
The #SB58 is where the agenda & priorities for the next major international climate summit #COP28 are shaped.

Our Director @chilledasad100 has been exposing wealthy countries refusing their responsibilities & demanding that #ClimateJustice is at the centre of that agenda. 2/7
In the conference rooms, and in the hallways, we have been demanding a different route forward — one that prioritises the rights and interests of people and planet, and not the profits of corporations. 3/7
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Jun 14
📢The UK govt is planning to force through even more clampdowns on our right to protest — despite Parliament already rejecting them once.

This time, Peers who tempered previous bills in the House of Lords are standing back, instead of taking a stand. 1/4
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We joined 48 other organisations in writing to Peers to urge them to block these draconian new powers.

Unfortunately, Peers chose not to listen & voted 154-68 to give the police almost ‘unlimited power’ to stop protests. 2/4
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The growing restrictions on our basic human right to protest are deeply concerning & neither the Conservative government, nor the official Labour opposition have any plans to restore our rights.

✍️Demand all major parties commit to protecting our rights: secure.waronwant.org/page/127905/ac…
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Dec 9, 2022
Spyware turns personal smartphones and devices into spying devices for repressive governments and other malicious actors.

Spyware is being used to undermine human rights around the world, and make Israel's apartheid regime more profitable.

🧵Here's what you need to know... 1/6 The pegasus effect, the global impact of surveillance techno
Spyware exploits security flaws to turn smartphones into bugging devices — by activating the microphone and camera remotely, reading messages and emails, or even creating documents appearing to be from the phone’s owner — leaving no trace on the device. 2/6
Spyware has been used against human rights activists, journalists and lawyers, among others, to silence critical voices, destroy opposition parties and even to orchestrate the kidnapping, torture and assassinations of individuals — such as the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 3/6
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Sep 1, 2022
Floods in Pakistan have already killed over 1,100 people.

Melting glaciers and high rainfall have submerged close to half the country under water — destroying millions of homes and livelihoods.

How have rich countries, that caused the #ClimateCrisis, responded? 🧵 1/7
The UK and the US have offered £1.5 million and $1 million in emergency aid.

Combined, that's around 0.0002% of the estimated $10 billion of damage caused by the flooding.

Shell, Chevron & Exxon Mobil each made over $11 billion in profit in the last 3 months. 2/7
The science is clear, burning fossil fuels is causing the climate crisis. Our addiction to fossil fuels has already made disasters like the floods in Pakistan 30-100 times more likely.

Yet rich countries, such as the UK and the US continue to open new oil and gas projects. 3/7
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Aug 24, 2022
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

UK oil and gas company Rockhopper has just successfully sued the Italian state for over €190 million plus (substantial) interest — over Italy's decision to protect its environment and its people by banning Rockhoppers' fracking project.

📺Here's how. 1/6
The case was made possible by the #EnergyCharterTreaty (ECT) which allows corporations to sue countries in secretive tribunals (ISDS) over policy decisions that affect their current, and projected future, profits. 2/6
The case came after the local community in Abruzzo, Italy, ran a successful grassroots campaign to stop the construction of Rockhopper’s planned oil rig off the coast, that would have devastated their homes and livelihoods. 3/6
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Aug 23, 2022
BREAKING: London-based fossil fuel company Ascent Resources — who are suing the Slovenian govt over its decision to ban fracking — has upped its demands from €120 million to over HALF A BILLION EUROS.

🧵What does €500 million mean to people in Slovenia?
According to our allies @Umanotera, €500 million could pay for:

🍎 Free school meals for Slovenian primary school children for 6 years!
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🔥Slovenia's programme to support vulnerable people with their energy bills — 23 times over.
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Instead, thanks to the Energy Charter Treaty (#ECT), if Ascent win that money will go to its shareholders.

Corporate Courts (ISDS), embedded in the ECT, enable corporations to sue governments over climate action — draining public finances and undermining public services. 3/4
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