Juliane Kippenberg
Associate Director, Children's Rights, at @hrw.org.
Child rights and mining, corporate accountability, environment.
Based in Berlin.
- Today, the UN Child Rights Committee meets to review the situation of children in Ethiopia. Here are our recommendations to the Committee to protect the environmental health rights of children living near the country's largest gold mine, Lega Dembi: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
- Children living near Ethiopia's largest gold mine have been exposed to toxic pollution. Next week, the UN Child Rights Committee, at its Ethiopia session, should push for the mine's suspension and an independent assessment. www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
- Last week's UN Environment Assembly fell short of supporting an ambitious proposal by the Colombian government. But binding rules for mining & mineral supply chains are needed. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
- Yesterday, the EU parliament sold out to corporate interests and gutted its flagship corporate accountability law. A tragic day for human rights, environment, and the credibility of the EU. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
- Die EU knickt angesichts der aggressiven Einflussnahme der Industrie - insbesondere der Fossilindustrie - ein und verabschiedet ein stark ausgehöhltes Lieferkettengesetz. Wo bleiben Menschenrechte, Umwelt und die Werte der EU? www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Today is the start of the UN Environment Assembly, where States will consider the Colombian proposal for a treaty, and in the immediate, a working group. This is a bold initiative that deserves support from all govts!
- Mineral extraction should not happen at the cost of people and planet. Governments meeting at the UN Environment Assembly this week should support Colombia’s initiative for a binding minerals treaty. #UNEA7
- Great piece by @johannasydow.bsky.social & Nsama Chikwanka on why the 7th UN Environment Assembly, starting TODAY, provides a opportunity for resource justice. #UNEA7 The Critical-Minerals Race Is Putting the Planet at Risk by Johanna Sydow, et al @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/KdksPsn
- Aujourd'hui commence la 7eme session de l'Assemblée des Nations Unies pour l'environnement #UNEA7! Nous appellons aux gouvernements de supporter une initiative colombienne pour un traité mondial sur le secteur minier + la création d'un groupe de travail de l’ONU. www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...
- Today, governments come together in Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly #UNEA7. @hrw.org calls upon states to support the Colombian government initiative for a global binding minerals treaty, and its #UNEA7 resolution to set up a minerals working group. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
- The 7th UN Environment Assembly opens today in Nairobi, Kenya. The international community is coming together to set the global environmental agenda and advance sustainable solutions for a resilient planet. Follow #UNEA7 Opening Plenary live: ow.ly/ulk850XFwsG
- Negotiations around a proposal for a new treaty on minerals are tough. A live update from pre-negotiations of the UN Environment Assembly next week in Nairobi: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/04/p...
- Aus dem EU-Lieferkettengesetz wurden auf Druck der Industrie die Klimapläne u.a. Kernelemente gestrichen. Geht die EU vor der Fossilindustrie in die Knie? Die Bundesregierung muss jetzt für Menschenrechte + Umwelt einstehen. Mein @fr-zeitung.bsky.social Artikel : www.fr.de/wirtschaft/a...
- Das EU-Lieferkettengesetz wurde auf Druck der Industrie vom EU-Parlament deutlich entschärft. Die @spdfraktion.de sollte ein ausgehöhltes Gesetz ablehnen + darauf bestehen, daß die CDU ihre Position nicht ignoriert wie bei einer Abstimmung im Mai geschehen. www.fr.de/wirtschaft/e...
- Ab heute verhandeln Staaten bei der UN-Umweltversammlung über globale Umweltpolitik. Mit dabei ist ein spannender Vorstoß der Regierung Kolumbiens für einen internationalen Vertrag über Umweltschutz im Bergbau. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Starting today, States are meeting in Kenya to negotiate enviro policies ahead of #UNEA7, incl. a key proposal by the Colombian government on environmental protection in mining. This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
- Eilig: Ab heute müssen sich EU-Mitgliedsstaaten beim Trilog über das EU-Lieferkettengesetz für Menschenrechte starkmachen! Letzte Woche haben EVP + Rechtsextreme im Europäischen Parlament den Schutz von Menschenrechten zugunsten von Wirtschaftsinteressen verraten. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Last week's EU parliament vote is a disaster for people + planet: Conservative MEPs sided w/ far-right parties to create a majority toeing deregulation demands of corporate lobbies. EU institutions should stand up for human rights in the EU's landmark supply chain law! www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
- It is Intl Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Lead is highly toxic, yet millions are exposed to it. One of the most lead-polluted places globally is the city of Kabwe in Zambia. Together w/ the Alliance for #LeadFreeKabwe, we say: only a full cleanup can protect people's rights. tinyurl.com/yey8ymm4
- New changes to EU law will undermine corporate accountability. 72% of companies could be excluded from addressing human rights and environmental harm through their supply chains. 📢Lawmakers should spare no effort in the next phase of negotiation to strengthen the law. bit.ly/4qcrzGR
- Changes decided today by European MEPs to the EU supply chains law will undermine corporate accountability and human rights. My colleague @hderengerve.bsky.social: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
- Strong statement by @arminpaasch.bsky.social @misereor.bsky.social on this afternoon's vote at the EU parliament's legal affairs committee on the EU supply chains law. The MEPs plan to "disenfranchis[e] the weakest" & "dismantle rights protections". www.misereor.de/en/presse/pr...
- The new rush on minerals carries massive human rights risks and has already caused harm to people and planet. Colombia’s initiative at #UNEA7 is a chance to change course. With 50+ partners, we @hrw.org encourage Colombia to pursue its goal for a global binding agreement on mineral supply chains.
- Looking forward to this @radioworkshop.bsky.social webinar on Zambia's sacrifice zone, Kabwe. We will hear from young people what it means to live there, + discuss what can be done to protect people's right to a healthy environment. 2 Oct, 2pmCET, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- What does it mean to live in one of the most lead-contaminated places globally? I am looking forward to speaking at this @radioworkshop.bsky.social event w/ young people, activists & policy makers on the right to a healthy environment in Kabwe/Zambia. Event details below.
- Illicit gold trade funds abusive armed groups in Venezuela & other conflicts. A new gold industry requirement by the London Bullion Market Assiciation for global gold refiners could help shed light on these illicit trade routes, a first step towards ending them. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
- Reporting by @mailandguardian.bsky.social on recent @hrw.org findings regarding a South African company's harmful actions in Kabwe, Zambia. The Zambian government should prevent companies from harming children's rights. mg.co.za/news/2025-09...
- New @hrw.org findings: A South African firm has moved large amounts of toxic lead waste from a former mine dump in Zambia, putting the health of residents, esp. children, at risk. The Zambian govt suspend these operations & protect residents' rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
- Ein trauriger Tag für Menschenrechte: Die Bundesregierung plant, Berichtspflichten im Lieferkettengesetz abzuschaffen. Wie soll jetzt überprüft werden, on Firmen ihrer menschenrechtlichen Sorgfaltspflicht nachkommen? lieferkettengesetz.de/pressemittei...
- Kabwe/ Zambia: Province & district authorities just closed 4 Chinese processing plants for environmental law violations. This is a significant step by the Zambian govt. Processing lead-contaminated waste endangers resident's health. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
- Unakzeptabel: Bundesregierung will dt. Lieferkettengesetz massiv abschwächen + gibt Zivilgesellschaft 24 Std, die Änderungen zu kommentieren! Das neue Gesetz würde DE weiter vom international anerkannten UN-Standard für Wirtschaft & Menschenrechte entfernen. lieferkettengesetz.de/2025/09/01/s...
- Deutschland muss endlich handeln: - Waffenembargo gegen Israel - gezielte Sanktionen gegen israelische Beamte - Aussetzung des EU-Assoziierungsabkommens mit Israel Israel setzt Hunger als Kriegswaffe ein und begeht Akte des Völkermords. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Die Hungersnot in Gaza ist das Ergebnis der israelischen Politik, Hunger als Kriegswaffe einzusetzen. Israel hat sich des Verbrechens gegen die Menschlichkeit der Ausrottung und der Völkermordhandlungen schuldig gemacht. Was jetzt geschehen sollte: www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Undemocratic decision making at the EU? The EU Council's position to gut the EU supply chain law was taken WITHOUT a vote. The Polish presidency just invited dissenting views and Germany was silent, even though there was no agreement in the governing coalition. www.focus.de/earth/liefer...
- Undemokratischer EU-Beschluß? Bei EU-Ratsentscheidung zur Entkernung d EU-Lieferkettengesetzes wurde NICHT abgestimmt. Die poln. Ratspräsidentschaft fragte nur, ob jmd etwas dagegen habe. Deutschland schwieg, obwohl es keine Einigung i.d. Koalition gab. www.focus.de/earth/liefer...
- Starvation in Gaza is the product of Israel’s intentional policy to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war. Israeli authorities' conduct is amounting to the crime against humanity of extermination and acts of genocide. My colleague @OmarSShakir: www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
- Die Hungersnot in Gaza ist das Ergebnis der israelischen Politik, Hunger als Kriegswaffe einzusetzen. Israel hat sich des Verbrechens gegen die Menschlichkeit der Ausrottung und der Völkermordhandlungen schuldig gemacht. Was jetzt geschehen sollte: www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
- New report by @business-humanrights.org on litigation in mining for energy transition. ‼️"Failure to adopt a human rights-centred approach... risks financial & reputational damage, project delays & disruption of essential resource supply chains, as rightsholders increasingly head to court."‼️
- Our new analysis reveals a rising trend in lawsuits against companies for human rights abuses linked to renewable energy projects. Explore the cases since 2009: the key sectors, communities affected, abuses alleged, and companies involved➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...
- Peru: Illegal mining is the largest offense leading to money laundering, yet Congress undermines the fight against organised crime by retroactively legalizing illegal deforestation & shielding illegal gold mining from prosecution. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
- Die EU stellt Menschenrechte in Lieferketten hintan und betreibt Deregulierung auf ihre eigene Art. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- 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...
- On this Intl Day on the African Child, we call on African governments to meet their funding pledges to guarantee universal access to free quality primary and secondary education: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
- It is World Day ag Child Labor. There are 138 million child laborers globally. In the mineral sector, there are new child labor risks due to the global rush on "critical minerals". See a new @tdh_de report w/ info on children mining lithium in Zimbabwe. www.tdh.de/en/inform/to...
- Heute haben sich @cducsubt @spdbt MdBs für eine EU-Regelung zu Menschenrechten & Umwelt in Lieferketten ausgesprochen. Das ist gut. Aber werden sie das EU-Gesetz #CSDDD von 2024 verteidigen, das nun in Gefahr ist? 📣Appell an @Bundeskanzler Merz: lieferkettengesetz.de/lieferketten...
- It's World Environment Day! We are calling for the full clean-up of one of the most lead-polluted towns on earth, a legacy of a colonial mine: Kabwe, Zambia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=suGc...
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- Yes, Europe's wealth is founded on the (often colonial) exploitation of resources around the world. But Europe can do better and lay down clear rules for the protection of human rights, the environment, and climate. The EU supply chains law #CSDDD contributes to this goal.
- EU-Kommissionspräsidentin @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu erhält Karlspreis in Aachen für Green-Deal-Gesetze, die sie jetzt rückgängig macht. Um dem Preis gerecht zu werden, muss von der Leyen sich auf den Vorrang der Menschenrechte besinnen & Green Deal incl. #CSDDD retten. www.hrw.org/de/news/2025...
- Tomorrow, the German city of Aachen honors EU Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu w/ Charlemagne award for her "impetus" for the EU Green Deal. ‼️But @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has made a U-turn & is dismantling the Green Deal, incl EU supply chains law #CSDDD. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
- Kanzler Merz will das deutsche und das EU Lieferkettengesetz abschaffen. Heute started die Kampagne dagegen, und FÜR MENSCHENRECHTE IN GLOBALEN LIEFERKETTEN! Bitte Petition unterschreiben und weiter teilen.
- ❗ Lieferkettengesetz in Gefahr! Kaum im Amt, will Kanzler Merz das Lieferkettengesetz #LkSG kippen – und fordert das gleiche für faire Regeln auf EU-Ebene. 📣 Das lassen wir nicht zu! 👉 Jetzt Petition unterschreiben: Lieferkettengesetz.de/lieferkettengesetzretten #LieferkettengesetzRetten
- Unbelievable. A few days into his chancellorship, Merz announces he wants to abolish the EU law #CSDDD requiring human rights respect in global supply chains, in contravention of this government's coalition agreeement! @spdde.bsky.social should push back and protect human rights and environment.
- This Earth Day, Let’s Talk Phasing Out Fossil Fuels www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
