Greta Thunberg calls for the release of the prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan

Following a successful advocacy efforts of the Climate Observers Partnership, particularly a private meeting of the Lead Campaigner, Emin Huseynov, with a prominent environmental activist Greta Thunberg during the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60), freelance journalist Rasmus Canback has published an interview with Greta, calling for the release of all political prisoners in Azerbaijan.

While the full article is behind a paywall and published in Swedish, the key messages are provided below.

“We can`t let the pattern continue, where the COP meetings are used as a platform for these governments to greenwash themselves and get away with their unacceptable violent and oppressive behavior”.

“Once again, the Climate Summit is being held in an authoritarian regime, which violates human rights both within the country and not only against Armenians, and which depends on dirty fossil fuels for export and desperately tries to suppress voices that strive for change”.

“All political prisoners must be released. We can't have climate justice without social justice for all. Therefore, it is crucial that, while demanding climate action from those in power, we also center the perspectives and demands of Azerbaijani and Armenian climate and human rights activists”.

Find original article: Climate Observers Partnership has launched a petition calling to halt human rights violations and demanding immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan, ensuring safe civic space in the country.

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