Nine arrested after Just Stop Oil slow-march in Whitehall again This is the second day in a row Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested in Whitehall Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak hits back at UN criticism of long sentences for climate protesters The Prime Minister said it was ‘entirely right that selfish protesters’ are handed ‘tough sentences’. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
Forced to flee or too poor to leave: how climate change affects refugees On this year’s World Refugee Day, a record number of people are displaced – some 110 million, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. People continue to be forced from their homes by conflict, persecution and insecurity, and increasingly by disasters related to climate change. Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2023
UN accuses Bangladesh of suppressing environmental activism The UN says the Digital Security Act is being used to punish criticism of government, including environmental policies. Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2022
UN appoints Aust academic to climate role The United Nations has appointed ANU lecturer Dr Ian Fry as its Special Rapporteur for human rights and climate change. AAP · Apr 2, 2022
Ground-breaking global role for ANU expert UN's first 'Special Rapporteur for human rights and climate change" The Canberra Times · Apr 2, 2022