Myrto Tilianaki
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social
Senior Environmental Advocate at Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/topic/environment
https://www.hrw.org/topic/environment
🚨New @hrw.org report:
Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🚨New @hrw.org report:
Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
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www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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“Bulgaria’s continued reliance on coal is costing lives and holding back the country’s energy transition.
In Dimitrovgrad, air pollution is causing children to miss school because they are chronically ill.”
New, 45-page report @hrw.org / @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social, out now⤵️
In Dimitrovgrad, air pollution is causing children to miss school because they are chronically ill.”
New, 45-page report @hrw.org / @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social, out now⤵️
Bulgaria: Delayed Coal Phaseout Fuels Health Harm
Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards, and is slowing down the country’s transition away from ...
www.hrw.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“Bulgaria’s continued reliance on coal is costing lives and holding back the country’s energy transition.
In Dimitrovgrad, air pollution is causing children to miss school because they are chronically ill.”
New, 45-page report @hrw.org / @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social, out now⤵️
In Dimitrovgrad, air pollution is causing children to miss school because they are chronically ill.”
New, 45-page report @hrw.org / @myrtotilianaki.bsky.social, out now⤵️
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🌍 #COP30 : L’un des objectifs de la conférence sur le #climat devrait être que les gouvernements s’engagent à mieux soutenir les communautés contraintes de se réinstaller en raison de la montée du niveau de la mer (par exemple).
www.hrw.org/fr/tag/cop30...
www.hrw.org/fr/tag/cop30...
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🌍 #COP30 : L’un des objectifs de la conférence sur le #climat devrait être que les gouvernements s’engagent à mieux soutenir les communautés contraintes de se réinstaller en raison de la montée du niveau de la mer (par exemple).
www.hrw.org/fr/tag/cop30...
www.hrw.org/fr/tag/cop30...
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Imagine having to leave your home due to sea level rise and other climate impacts.
Many communities are facing this difficult choice.
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social is at #COP30, where HRW is pushing for community-centered climate policies ⤵️
Many communities are facing this difficult choice.
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social is at #COP30, where HRW is pushing for community-centered climate policies ⤵️
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Imagine having to leave your home due to sea level rise and other climate impacts.
Many communities are facing this difficult choice.
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social is at #COP30, where HRW is pushing for community-centered climate policies ⤵️
Many communities are facing this difficult choice.
@myrtotilianaki.bsky.social is at #COP30, where HRW is pushing for community-centered climate policies ⤵️
I’ve arrived today in Belém 🇧🇷 for the opening of #COP30. Governments should commit to time-bound plans to phase out fossil fuels, protect forests and uphold the rights of the communities who’ve paid the highest price for inaction.
It’s time to choose action over delay.
@hrw.org
It’s time to choose action over delay.
@hrw.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference.
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference.
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
5 questions you might have about #COP30 and why it’s a pivotal moment for climate action & human rights.
Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
Q&A: United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)
The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will bring together states that are party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as thousands of experts, journalists...
hrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
5 questions you might have about #COP30 and why it’s a pivotal moment for climate action & human rights.
Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
Governments should phase out fossil fuels, ensure a just transition, and protect forests & communities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/09/qa-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop30
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Thrilled to share a new report launched today: “Waiting for God”: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“Waiting for God”
The 72-page report, “‘Waiting for God’: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal,” concerns families who lost everything when coastal floods hit their historic f...
www.hrw.org
August 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thrilled to share a new report launched today: “Waiting for God”: Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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Our new @hrw piece on how a good EU law on the rights of people affected by corporate abuse in global supply chains is being gutted - and how EU member states want to replace it with window-dressing:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
EU Council Turning Supply Chain Law into Window Dressing
European Union member states led by France and Germany are walking back on their commitment to protect human rights and the environment in global supply chains.
www.hrw.org
July 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our new @hrw piece on how a good EU law on the rights of people affected by corporate abuse in global supply chains is being gutted - and how EU member states want to replace it with window-dressing:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Thousands of Brazilians have gathered in state capitals nationwide to demand legislators scrap what they call the “devastation bill”. If approved, the bill could accelerate oil and gas extraction, cattle ranching, and deforestation in the Amazon www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Brazil Should Reject Bill Gutting Environmental Licensing
Legislators in Brazil are currently deliberating the General Environmental Licensing Law (LGLA), a new bill which dismantles environmental licensing requirements and, if approved, could accelerate oil...
www.hrw.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thousands of Brazilians have gathered in state capitals nationwide to demand legislators scrap what they call the “devastation bill”. If approved, the bill could accelerate oil and gas extraction, cattle ranching, and deforestation in the Amazon www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
🌍 Today is World Environment Day, a crucial reminder that communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis are working with resolve and resourcefulness to protect their environment, health, and ways of life
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
World Environment Day Spotlights Communities Fighting Climate Crisis
Key developments around the world, however, offer a reminder that the global fight for environmental human rights is waged in frontline communities as well as in legislative halls.
www.hrw.org
June 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🌍 Today is World Environment Day, a crucial reminder that communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis are working with resolve and resourcefulness to protect their environment, health, and ways of life
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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Today @hrw.org published an investigation I co-authored with Matthew Reysio-Cruz, with support from the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association. Zedtee, a company member of the Shin Yang Group, logged an Indigenous territory in Malaysian Borneo without the community's consent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
May 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Today @hrw.org published an investigation I co-authored with Matthew Reysio-Cruz, with support from the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association. Zedtee, a company member of the Shin Yang Group, logged an Indigenous territory in Malaysian Borneo without the community's consent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
🌍 10 years after Paris Agreement #COP30 must deliver bold action on climate & rights.
@hrw.org calls on Brazil to prioritize:
– Transition away from fossil fuels
– Forest protection & land rights
– Civic space
🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
@hrw.org calls on Brazil to prioritize:
– Transition away from fossil fuels
– Forest protection & land rights
– Civic space
🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
COP30 Should Deliver Bold Action on Climate and Rights
Today, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) President-designate, and Executive Director Ana Toni, outlining priorities ...
hrw.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🌍 10 years after Paris Agreement #COP30 must deliver bold action on climate & rights.
@hrw.org calls on Brazil to prioritize:
– Transition away from fossil fuels
– Forest protection & land rights
– Civic space
🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
@hrw.org calls on Brazil to prioritize:
– Transition away from fossil fuels
– Forest protection & land rights
– Civic space
🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/04/23/cop30-should-deliver-bold-action-climate-and-rights
🌍 This #EarthDay2025 remember: robust Environmental Impact Assessments are vital, but only if properly enforced. Recent court rulings in UK, Norway & Brazil are attempting to close the accountability gap. It's time for governments to act decisively. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
This Earth Day, Let’s Talk Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Earth Day, which in 2016 marked the opening for signature of the Paris Agreement on climate change, now takes place amid record-breaking global heat and rising fossil fuel production.
www.hrw.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🌍 This #EarthDay2025 remember: robust Environmental Impact Assessments are vital, but only if properly enforced. Recent court rulings in UK, Norway & Brazil are attempting to close the accountability gap. It's time for governments to act decisively. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights.
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
Trump’s Economic Policies Show Need for a ‘Human Rights Economy’
On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs – many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country – upending the global economy. Although now paused above a baseline 10 percent, except for China, these new tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on people’s human rights.
www.hrw.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes, economies should be transformed to ensure everyone can enjoy their rights.
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
But the Trump approach does not care for people's lives & rights. There are other reforms we could make instead.
Our preliminary piece on human rights take on Trump's tarrifs www.hrw.org/news/2025/0...
Reposted by Myrto Tilianaki
The massive EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania:
🔵 has displaced thousands
🔵 threatens vital ecosystems
🔵 will contribute to climate change
But it's not too late to stop it. Banks and insurance companies should refuse their support.
🔵 has displaced thousands
🔵 threatens vital ecosystems
🔵 will contribute to climate change
But it's not too late to stop it. Banks and insurance companies should refuse their support.
April 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The massive EACOP project in Uganda and Tanzania:
🔵 has displaced thousands
🔵 threatens vital ecosystems
🔵 will contribute to climate change
But it's not too late to stop it. Banks and insurance companies should refuse their support.
🔵 has displaced thousands
🔵 threatens vital ecosystems
🔵 will contribute to climate change
But it's not too late to stop it. Banks and insurance companies should refuse their support.
Reposted by Myrto Tilianaki
“Afreximbank (the African Export-Import Bank) is funding the destruction of our own people, while at the same time speaking about energy transition and a commitment to a cleaner future. It is a big disappointment.”
- Samuel Okulony, CEO of the Ugandan NGO Environment Governance Institute
- Samuel Okulony, CEO of the Ugandan NGO Environment Governance Institute
African banks back oil export pipeline despite climate commitments
Lenders are backing the African EACOP oil pipeline project, while publicly talking their support for a just energy transition
www.climatechangenews.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Afreximbank (the African Export-Import Bank) is funding the destruction of our own people, while at the same time speaking about energy transition and a commitment to a cleaner future. It is a big disappointment.”
- Samuel Okulony, CEO of the Ugandan NGO Environment Governance Institute
- Samuel Okulony, CEO of the Ugandan NGO Environment Governance Institute
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With multilateralism under existential threat, a rare conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) + the government of Colombia offers hope for re-energising efforts on two of our most significant global issues:
improving air quality and slowing global warming.
improving air quality and slowing global warming.
Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
www.hrw.org
March 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
With multilateralism under existential threat, a rare conference organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) + the government of Colombia offers hope for re-energising efforts on two of our most significant global issues:
improving air quality and slowing global warming.
improving air quality and slowing global warming.
Reposted by Myrto Tilianaki
Government officials, health professionals, and more are gathering at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia.
This is a crucial opportunity for policymakers to make progress on tackling air pollution globally.
This is a crucial opportunity for policymakers to make progress on tackling air pollution globally.
Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
www.hrw.org
March 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Government officials, health professionals, and more are gathering at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia.
This is a crucial opportunity for policymakers to make progress on tackling air pollution globally.
This is a crucial opportunity for policymakers to make progress on tackling air pollution globally.
🌍 Clean air is a human right.
At the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, the call is clear: phase out fossil fuels to protect health and slow global warming. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
At the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, the call is clear: phase out fossil fuels to protect health and slow global warming. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution
The WHO has identified air pollution as the biggest environmental threat to human health globally. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollutio...
www.hrw.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🌍 Clean air is a human right.
At the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, the call is clear: phase out fossil fuels to protect health and slow global warming. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
At the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, the call is clear: phase out fossil fuels to protect health and slow global warming. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Après plusieurs déplacements dus aux marées et cyclones, les habitants de Walande, communauté autochtone des Îles Salomon, ont quitté leur île collectivement pour le continent. Aujourd'hui seuls quelques poteaux émergent à marée basse témoins de leur ancien foyer.
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
Îles Salomon : Une communauté déplacée par la montée des eaux
Le gouvernement devrait soutenir la réinstallation des villageois de Walande, et les protéger contre les impacts du changement climatique.
www.hrw.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Après plusieurs déplacements dus aux marées et cyclones, les habitants de Walande, communauté autochtone des Îles Salomon, ont quitté leur île collectivement pour le continent. Aujourd'hui seuls quelques poteaux émergent à marée basse témoins de leur ancien foyer.
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
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Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today
‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
“There’s Just No More Land”
The 66-page report, “‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands,” documents why Walande community members made the dif...
www.hrw.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today
‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Reposted by Myrto Tilianaki
NEW: Intensifying climate impacts have displaced members of Walande and other coastal communities in Solomon Islands, threatening the enjoyment of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
March 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: Intensifying climate impacts have displaced members of Walande and other coastal communities in Solomon Islands, threatening the enjoyment of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
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Incredible news from Malaysia: the state of Sarawak will not award any new permits for oil palm plantations 'for now', a senior minister said on February 20. He said Sarawak aimed to mitigate deforestation, citing international scrutiny in particular from the EU.
www.thevibes.com/articles/new...
www.thevibes.com/articles/new...
March 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Incredible news from Malaysia: the state of Sarawak will not award any new permits for oil palm plantations 'for now', a senior minister said on February 20. He said Sarawak aimed to mitigate deforestation, citing international scrutiny in particular from the EU.
www.thevibes.com/articles/new...
www.thevibes.com/articles/new...
Panama’s commitment to developing a planned relocation protocol is welcome progress. It can now set an example regionally and globally for planned relocation approaches that prioritize human rights by expediting the process and ensuring community leadership.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
Panama Needs to Expedite Efforts Toward Climate Relocation Policy
At a meeting last week in Panama City with Human Rights Watch, government officials from Panama’s Ministry of Environment said they are drafting a climate adaptation decree, expected to be adopted by ...
www.hrw.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Panama’s commitment to developing a planned relocation protocol is welcome progress. It can now set an example regionally and globally for planned relocation approaches that prioritize human rights by expediting the process and ensuring community leadership.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...