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Internationalist solidarity around the world – an update on our struggles in 2020-2021
Injustices against defenders of territories, and violations of peoples’ collective rights and human rights, are commit...
09 December, 2021Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ won’t solve the climate crisis. It’s just corporate greenwashing.
‘Nature-based solutions’ to the climate crisis were the talk of the town at COP26. The 2021 COP presidency made natu...
02 December, 2021Internationalist solidarity with Palestinian civil society
We, the undersigned, stand in firm internationalist solidarity with Palestinian Civil Society and demand the Israeli Min...
23 November, 2021Ahead of UN climate summit Friends of the Earth International spotlights how ‘Nature Based Solutions’ is being used to disguise climate-trashing business-as-usual
27 October 2021. Amsterdam, Netherlands and Glasgow, UK.
27 October, 202150 years of fighting for environmental justice
Our 50th Anniversary is an opportunity to assess our contributions to environmental justice, learn from our history, ana...
15 June, 2021Internationalist Solidarity with Palestine
Friends of the Earth International condemns the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, including the outrageous targeting...
19 May, 2021Internationalist solidarity with the Peoples of Colombia
Friends of the Earth International stands in internationalist solidarity with CENSAT Agua Viva –Friends of the Earth C...
14 May, 2021Covid-19: The peoples’ path from crisis to recovery
What impact has the Covid-19 pandemic had on the peoples, communities and allies that Friends of the Earth works with? H...
05 March, 2021Justice at last – Dutch court orders Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spill harm.
"Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle again...
05 February, 2021Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights
Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with Indian farmers and workers in their continuing protests aga...
18 December, 2020Internationalist solidarity to condemn systematic violence against the Colombian people.
Friends of the Earth International hereby expresses internationalist solidarity with the Colombian people, and demands a...
15 December, 2020Defending territories and indigenous peoples’ rights in Malaysia
Among the tropical forests and mangroves of biodiversity-rich Borneo, the indigenous communities of Sarawak have lived i...
11 December, 2020Condemnation of the assassination of Mama Fikile Ntshangase in South Africa
Friends of the Earth International condemns the killing of Mama Fikile Ntshangase, shot in her home in Mtubatuba, KwaZul...
06 November, 2020Principles for a Just Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is the result of an economic system that prioritises profits over peoples’ rights and the enviro...
25 August, 2020Internationalist solidarity with the Garifuna community in Honduras
Friends of the Earth International condemns and voices deep concern and outrage over the kidnapping of four comrades fro...
16 August, 2020The military model destroying the Brazilian Amazon
“Scorched land is basically vacant land, it has nothing on it. This allows speculation to come in to play. Forested ...
06 July, 2020Friends of Earth International condemns Israel’s plan to annex the major part of the Palestinian West Bank
Friends of the Earth International condemns Israel’s move to forcefully annex significant parts of the occupied Palest...
03 July, 2020Black Lives Matter
Friends of the Earth International condemns the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud ...
12 June, 2020Gas Rush, Human Rights Abuses, Climate Devastation, Insurgent Attacks, Covid Hotspot
Cabo Delgado needs our support and solidarity. The gas industry is ravaging the northernmost region of Mozambique, as tr...
04 June, 2020COVID-19 crisis is a wake up call for system change
Friends of the Earth expresses its deep concern and solidarity as the world faces the COVID-19 crisis, which is already ...
15 April, 2020We denounce the murder of Jehry Rivera Rivera in Costa Rica
Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC...
06 March, 2020Unprecedented bushfires in Australia and flooding in Indonesia: the devastating extremes of climate impacts
"We’re in a state of anxiety, shock and grief. Many of our staff, volunteers and the communities we work with have l...
13 January, 2020Total in court for human rights violations in Uganda: Historic hearing in France under the duty of vigilance law.
The organizations are suing the oil giant on account of its activities in Uganda. Over two years of investigations have ...
16 December, 2019We reject the coup d’état and the violence in Bolivia
Friends of the Earth International categorically condemns and rejects the coup against president Evo Morales’ administ...
16 November, 2019Oil company Total faces historic legal action in France for human rights and environmental violations in Uganda.
Paris, 23 October 2019 Today Friends of the Earth France, Survie, AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the Earth Uganda and ...
23 October, 2019Robust week of UN negotiations ends with threats to civil society’s participation
18 October 2019, Geneva UN negotiations drew to a close for another year after a week of discussions on the text detail...
18 October, 2019System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity.
We are all experiencing deep interconnected systemic crises that threaten life on earth. These climate and biodiversity ...
16 October, 2019Death by impunity: Berta Cáceres and Agua Zarca
“I cannot freely walk on my territory or swim in the sacred river and I am separated from my children because of the...
08 October, 2019Amazon wildfires are a wake-up call for the world
The wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest - predominantly in Brazil, but also in Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru - are no...
04 September, 2019In solidarity with the Narmada valley struggle in India
Friends of the Earth International recently expressed deep concern at the growing humanitarian crisis in the Narmada val...
31 August, 2019Change the system or face global ecological collapse says global biodiversity assessment
6 May 2019, Paris: The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change so...
06 May, 2019In solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka and demand for justice
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific condemn the recent brutal attacks in Sri Lanka ...
25 April, 2019Unified call for solidarity with peoples affected by the systematic violence of the neoliberal model in Latin America and the Caribbean
Last week’s terrible and violent events in Latin America and the Caribbean - the assassination of Sergio Rojas in Cost...
02 April, 2019Condemnation of the assassination of Sergio Rojas in Costa Rica
Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) denounces and condemns the assassination of Sergio Rojas, a...
21 March, 2019Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean resist Jair Bolsonaro’s fascism
Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean stand in solidarity with Brazilian movements and organizations, and...
07 November, 2018The magnitude of the planetary crisis requires action of a similar size; the solution is system change
We are facing deep-rooted climate, social and environmental crises. The current dominant economic system cannot provide...
14 August, 2018Israel’s attempt to demolish Palestinian village Khan al Ahmar contravenes international law
Israeli forces are forcibly displacing Palestinians as they attempt to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar in ...
06 July, 2018Israeli forces kill dozens at Gaza border as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific are deeply aggrieved by news that dozens of Pa...
18 May, 2018Philippines and Indonesia must stop red tagging and criminalizing defenders of territories
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APac) condemns the use of anti-communist and anti-terror laws to silence environm...
14 March, 2018An Endless Crime: BHP Billiton and Vale’s Sludge Still Harming Brazil
Half past four. The kettle on the stove screams with hot water for my coffee. It´s too late: it´s now boiling; at some...
04 January, 2018Corporate Impunity: Strategies of struggle in Africa
2016 was an important year in the African continent’s struggle against corporate impunity, with the first session of t...
04 January, 2018EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras
Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean/ ATALC, members of Friends of the E...
20 December, 2017Diamond mining in Zimbabwe: A story of the people fighting state and corporate human rights abuses and their stranglehold on natural resources
Once again the power of international solidarity has helped secure the release of activists supporting the global fight ...
18 December, 2017Murder of Indigenous peoples in Philippines as blatant human rights abuses continue
It is with great sadness and anger that we received the news of the murders of Datu Victor Danyan as well as seven membe...
14 December, 2017Stop the harassment of Berta Zúñiga Cáceres and COPINH!
Friends of the Earth Latin America & Caribbean (ATALC) denounces and rejects the harassment of Berta Zúñiga, coord...
12 December, 2017Severe repression against Honduran people resisting against Dictatorship and electoral fraud
Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) is alarmed by attacks carried out by Honduran police and mi...
01 December, 2017Anti-mining Brazilian militants arrested in Zimbabwe
Today, November 10, 2017, three comrades were arrested in Zimbabwe: Frei Rodrigo Peret, a militant of the Pastoral Land ...
10 November, 2017People power at its best: Friends of the Earth groups around the world mobilize to demand climate justice and end to dirty energy
In an explosion of spectacular mobilizations and a frenzy of social media between 13-15 October 2017, Friends of the Ear...
17 October, 2017Honduran students on trial for peaceful protest
Friends of the Earth International has sent numerous letters of repudiation to the Honduran Government and embassies aro...
22 September, 2017Friends of the Earth International denounces massacre of peasant farmers in Peru
Friends of the Earth International denounces the killing of six peasant farmers in the Peruvian Amazon on 1 September.
13 September, 2017Rejection of the prosecution of Yunior Oyuela and other Honduran students
International call on Honduras to end the prosecution of social activists in the wake of the detention of Honduran stude...
12 September, 2017ATALC stands unwaveringly with the Venezuelan people against imperialism
Statement from ATALC - Friends of the Earth Latin-America and Caribbean.
17 August, 2017International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Today on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) groups from ...
09 August, 2017Call for justice in Honduras as Banks FMO and FinnFund withdraw from the killer Agua Zarca project.
For many years the Lenca people have been fighting to protect the sacred Gualcarque River from the destructive Agua Zar...
14 July, 2017In solidarity with COPINH and the defence of water in Honduras
"We demand respect for the lives and human rights of all COPINH leaders and members" Madre Tierra/Friends of the ...
05 July, 2017In solidarity with OFRANEH and social activists in Honduras
ATALC (Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean) Recently we learned, of the criminalization of at least...
28 June, 2017Court hearing of the accused of Berta Cáceres’ murder in Honduras
On the occasion of the court hearing held on June 7 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with four of the eight people accused of t...
09 June, 2017State repression and violence in Brazil escalate as Michel Temer’s administration deploys the army against civilians
With absolute indignation and outrage, Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) denounces recent eve...
26 May, 2017Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to call for an end to human rights abuses in Israeli prisons.
April 28 marks the 12th day of an open-ended hunger strike by 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.
28 April, 2017Land day marks 41 years of Israeli impunity against Palestine
On this day in 1976 thousands of Palestinians first took to the streets in protest against the Israeli theft of Palestin...
30 March, 2017We accuse! BNP Paribas is the one that belongs in the dock
Florent Compain, President of Friends of the Earth France, is being sued by the bank BNP Paribas for taking part in a no...
11 March, 2017Anniversary of Berta Cáceres’ murder
March is a month of struggle and resistance for Friends of the Earth International marked by the one-year anniversary of...
01 March, 2017Condemnation of murder of environmental lawyer in Philippines
Friends of Earth International strongly condemns the brutal murder of environmental lawyer Mia Manuelita Cumba Masacari..
01 March, 2017Condemnation of murder of Palestinian farmer Suleiman Hammad
Friends of Earth International strongly condemns the brutal murder of La VÃa Campesina comrade and 85-year-old Palestin...
16 February, 2017In solidarity with peaceful protest against US military construction in Okinawa and requesting the release of Hiroji Yamashiro
Friends of the Earth International â FoEI expresses its deep concern over the latest news from Japan regarding the arr...
09 January, 2017Statement in solidarity with Acción Ecológica in light of the dissolution request issued by the Ecuadorian Government
Friends of the Earth International -FoEI- and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean - ATALC - express the...
21 December, 2016In solidarity with the âMovement of those affected by hydroelectric damsâ in Brazil
Friends of the Earth Brazil, Friends of the Earth Latin America and Caribbean (ATALC) and the environmental justice fede...
21 December, 2016Statement against the murder of peasant leaders in Honduras – October 2016
Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) expresses its deep sorrow and condemnation of the murders o...
20 October, 2016Latin American Condemnation of the Coup dâEtat in Brazil
Friends of the Earth Latin America and Caribbean (ATALC) condemns the coup dâétat in Brazil, legitimised using fraudu...
13 September, 2016Thank you from Gustavo
During my illegal detention in Honduras in March, after being witness to the murder of my friend, Berta Cáceres, feelin...
13 April, 2016A letter from Gustavo to the people of Honduras
To the Honduran people: I don't know if you'll ever receive these lines I'm writing to you.
18 March, 2016Support defenders of human rights and nature in Honduras
In the space of two weeks, four activists working with local communities opposing development projects have been shot. T...
16 March, 2016International Women’s Day 2016 Statement
On International Womenâs Day, 8th March 2016, we raise our voices in indignation at the brutal murder of our sister Be...
07 March, 2016Environmental campaigner Evgeny Vistishko has been freed
But his ordeal is not completely over. Our colleagues at Friends of the Earth Russia have informed us that after months ...
11 January, 2016Outcome appeal against Shell: victory for the environment and the Nigerian people – Friends of the Earth Netherlands
Amsterdam, December 18, 2015 - Four Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth Netherlands/ Milieudefensie welcome todayâ...
18 December, 2015South Africa: State force unleashed on peaceful waste pickers
The State, through the South African Police Services, has acted with unnecessary force as a gas canister and rubber bull...
11 November, 2015Friends of the Earth Cameroon: Environmentalist faces heavy sentence in Cameroon
Mr. Nasako Besingi, Director of the NGO Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) was sentenced on November 3 ...
05 November, 2015Murder in Guatemala’s palm oil fields. Demand an investigation and protections for human rights activists involved
On September 18, environmental activist Rigoberto Lima Choc was murdered in Northern Guatemala. This happened just after...
01 October, 2015Friends of the Earth International statement of solidarity with refugees
On September 12, we are calling on people, civil society and governments to show solidarity and provide help and securit...
08 September, 2015Stories from the movement for a binding treaty on business and human rights in video
In June 2014, the Human Rights Council heard the historic demand of social movements and the call of more than 600 orga...
31 July, 2015Historic progress towards binding treaty on business and human rights
GENEVA, July 10 -- The first session of UN negotiations on legally binding rules for transnational corporations (TNCs)[1...
10 July, 2015Why we need a treaty regulating transnational corporations
After decades of struggle by communities around the world, the idea of corporations being held legally responsible for t...
09 July, 2015Key human rights talks endure EU obstruction
During the opening session of UN discussions on a legally binding treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accou...
08 July, 2015Nigeria palm oil land grab exposes need for human rights treaty
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 8, 2015 â A new report on palm oil land grabs in Nigeria by Asiaâs leading agribusiness g...
08 July, 2015Join the Treaty Alliance: sign the statement calling for regulation for Transnational Corporations
Sign the statement calling for regulation for Transnational Corporations In June 2014, the Human Rights Council heard ...
19 June, 2015Brazil will engage with group to establish treaty on businesses and human rights
Brazil's government outlined its plans to engage with an intergovernmental working group (IGWG) to develop a binding tre...
03 June, 2015Solidarity Statement with victims of Rana Plaza and to the women workers marching on this Global Day of Feminist Action
RANA PLAZA is everywhere, as so are our movements fighting for justice! Versão em português
24 April, 2015Berta Cáceres awarded Goldman Environmental Prize 2015
We have some good news. We are very happy to hear that Berta Cáceres â a champion of community rights and a protector...
20 April, 2015On the International Day of Peasant Struggle â Peasantsâ Rights Over Private Profits!
Today, April 17, is the International Day of Peasant Struggle â a day to highlight the persecution and violence suffer...
17 April, 2015Saving lives: Friends of the Earth Liberia’s campaign against Ebola
Late last year, we asked you to support Friends of the Earth Liberia in its bid to tackle the spread of Ebola. Liberia i...
15 April, 2015New radio show focuses on environmental struggles around the world
Growing Voices is Real World Radioâs new English language program that features a specific case of an environmental st...
26 March, 2015Violence in Uganda and Indonesia: Why plantation companies canât be trusted to police themselves
On February 27, Indra Pelani, a 22 year-old farmer and environmental defender from Jambi, Indonesia, was traveling to a ...
17 March, 2015Environmental activist killed in Indonesia
Indra Pelani, a 22-year-old environmental activist and farmer was murdered in Indonesia at the end of February.
11 March, 2015On International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women's Day. It is a day to celebrate all women. Their wisdom, courage and leadership of our ...
08 March, 2015Friends of the Earth Russia: Solidarity for activist Evgeny Vitishko
February 18, 2015 will be a day of solidarity actions to commemorate the one year imprisonment of eco-activist Evgeny Vi...
17 February, 2015How climate change, dirty energy and extractivism are affecting people
We often talk about climate change as an abstract, global problem. But when energy and extraction companies disrupt the ...
11 December, 2014Central Lima shut down by march for climate justice
Over 20,000 people flooded central Lima calling for "Climate Justice Now!" in the largest demonstration the city has see...
10 December, 2014New push for FoEIâs campaign on need for binding rules for corporations
Delegates from Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean were in Geneva this ...
08 December, 2014How climate change may lead to an increase in violence against women
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Even today, at least one in three ...
25 November, 2014Take action: stop land grabs in Uganda
In the Kalangala islands on Lake Victoria, Uganda, communities are being forced off their lands by a powerful alliance o...
17 November, 2014