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Human rights lawyer and activist, with a focus on climate
Director, Just Access e.V.
Formerly: MPIL Heidelberg; Amnesty UK

Usual disclaimers apply.

How is the law being used to criminalise and persecute #climateprotestors?

How should we balance the #righttoprotest and the rights of others to go about their lives?

Listen to part II of our conversation with Juanita van Lunen and Mirjam Hermann!

👉 https://shows.acast.com/6666be8ab6f3d900125875e8/669e03a5665611e3eecb1dc1

What to look out for with ongoing climate protests? | Just Access

What future is there for international #justice when major powers threaten and sanction international Courts like the ICC?

Our legal fellow, Zinovia Verikokidi asks this vital question in her latest piece on the @justaccess #Blog

Read now!👇
https://just-access.de/what-future-for-international-justice/

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice handed down its advisory opinion on #Israel's practices in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritory

This is an extraordinary moment

Read the reaction by our Director 👇
https://just-access.de/palestine-at-the-icj/

“Our action was CPR around the heart of the nation.”

Climate activist, Whittaker De Abreu, on trial in London, urges the jurors to apply ‘conscience and common sense’

We delve into #climateprotests on the Just Access #Podcast 👉 https://podcast.just.access.de

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/10/just-stop-oil-activist-m25-protest-trial

"We have been tormented for years by the threat of our traditional forests being replaced ... We want to raise our children with the help of nature, and the food and materials we harvest from the forest. Palm oil will destroy our forests"
--Rikarda Maa

https://just-access.de/all-eyes-on-papua/

All Eyes on Papua: The Fight for Indigenous Environmental Rights

Indigenous people in Papua face the terrible reality of relentless land confiscation and environmental devastation

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🌏 Deforestation and land confiscation in #Indonesia is putting #Indigenous rights at risk

Our Legal Fellow, Delasari Krisda Putri, calls on the global community to ensure a fair and respectful future for all Indigenous peoples

Read and share!👇
https://just-access.de/all-eyes-on-papua

All Eyes on Papua: The Fight for Indigenous Environmental Rights

Indigenous people in Papua face the terrible reality of relentless land confiscation and environmental devastation

Just Access

Fühlen Sie sich für Menschenrechte angesprochen?

Sind Sie eine:n Jurist:in mit Fachwissen im Vereinsrecht?

Just Access e.V. braucht Ihre Hilfe! 👇

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Just Access e.V. hiring Vereinsrecht - ehrenamtliche Beratung in Germany | LinkedIn

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Some personal news: I'm delighted to be joining Heidelberg-based NGO Just Access e.V. as Director! I'm looking forward to working with our fantastic colleagues, members, supporters and partners to advance #humanrights and #accesstojustice!
https://just-access.de/dr-tom-sparks/
Dr Tom Sparks - Just Access

Tom Sparks is an international lawyer and legal scholar, and joined Just Access as Director in January 2024.

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"Knowledge and the Climate Crisis: Disciplinary Boundaries, Complex Phenomena, and the Role of the MPG" - Virtual public #SustainabilityLecture with @TomSparks of the MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, co-organized by the MPIs for Extraterrestrial Physics & for Astrophysics in Garching! Register now 👇
https://www.nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerk.mpg.de/lecture-2023-climatecrisis
Knowledge and the Climate Crisis

We're looking forward to discussing Karen Knop's extraordinary legacy at #TheoryTalks at MPIL Heidelberg (@MPDL). We'll be joined by Anne Peters (MPIL), Jutta Brunnée (UoT), @aoifeodonoghue (QUB), and Martti Koskenniemi

Date: 19th January 2023 at 15.30 CET, hybrid

To register, and to receive the pre-readings and zoom details, go to: https://survey.academiccloud.de/index.php/796935?lang=en

Sign Up: Theory Talks: In Memoriam Karen Knop 19/01/2023