The need to act on the climate crisis has never been clearer. In 2023, heat records have been shattered around the world. Seemingly every day brings news of extreme weather, imperilling lives. In July, UN Secretary-General António Guterres grimly announced that ‘the era of global boiling has arrived’. In short, there’s a lot at stake as the...
Ahead of the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai on 30 November, Rebecca White, Campaigner at Amnesty International’s Disrupting Surveillance Team, said: “It is no secret that targeted digital surveillance has long been weaponized in the United Arab Emirates to crush dissent and stifle freedom of expression. Prior to his arrest in 2017, human rights defender Ahmed...
Last month, the European Council proclaimed itself as “the global leader in climate action”. The November 13 EU Foreign Ministers meeting with COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the global climate conference is set to begin later this month, is the first real test of that claim. In a letter to EU foreign ministers...
UPDATE “In addition to Mr. Zucker, the key players in the new venture, known as RedBird IMI, are Gerry Cardinale, the chief executive and founder of RedBird, and Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, an Emirati government minister who has spearheaded many of IMI’s investment conversations in the United States. Mr. Cardinale is the chief investment officer...
Women seeking jobs as domestic workers in the UAE allege they are being detained and abused in squalid accommodation, while recruiters sell them over apps and social media platforms to household employers, according to interviews and documents seen by the Guardian. In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa...
As Nia scrambled to the top of a Dubai compound wall, she paused for a moment. Behind her were a group of fellow Kenyan women, also being held captive, who had helped her climb up. On the other side of the wall there was an expanse of busy streets in an unfamiliar land. “Jump!” the women urged,...
UAE: leaked recording shows officials intent on limiting public debate at COP28. The Center for Climate Reporting obtained audio in which UAE officials are heard discussing how to restrict public discussion of climate change and human rights. Dozens of unfairly-jailed civil society activists languish behind bars, while draconian laws allow for the arrest of almost...
Climate movement must be aware of the threats the UAE poses ahead of COP28. A trio of human rights organizations today released a new briefing that looks to highlight the threats that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) poses to the aims of the climate justice movement in advance of the country’s hosting of COP28. FairSquare,...
Farmers vs Oil Giants: The Fight Against the $44 Billion Refinery. Indian farmers battle against oil giants ADNOC and Aramco. In Maharashtra, India, Sultan AL Jaber’s dual role as CEO of ADNOC and president of COP 28 is not a potential conflict of interest. It is an actual one. Thousands of Indian villagers are currently...
Modern-Day Slavery in the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), renowned for its opulent skyscrapers and extravagant lifestyle, hides a dark reality beneath its glossy facade, where there exists a foundation of human tragedy that paints a stark contrast to its outward image. In the pursuit of a better life, millions of South...