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4. Stop labeling climate advocates, environmental groups and
defenders as enemies of the State based merely on their
advocacy for climate action;
5. Prohibit vilification, surveillance, red-tagging, threats of
retaliation, and other activities that limit the freedom of
climate activists and environmental groups;
6. Effectively guarantee and preserve climate activists’ and
environmental organizations’ and defenders’ freedoms of
speech, association, and peaceful assembly, without fear of
criminalization;
7. Protect citizens’ right to information by allowing
environmental groups and defenders, journalists and climate
advocates to freely report on environmental activities and
give journalists and members of the press full access to
information on the promotion of human rights and activities
of climate activists and environmental groups;
8. Conduct efficient, timely, comprehensive, and impartial
investigations into human rights violations against
environmental groups and defenders. Where applicable, take
action against those natural or legal persons found liable, in
compliance with domestic and international law.
x. Promote Climate Change Awareness and Education
States must take a more proactive approach to promoting climate change
awareness and instilling a deep understanding of human rights and climate
justice. Formal and non-formal education must raise understanding of these
issues by generating new insights not only on a scientific level, but also on a
sociological and political level.523
In this regard, the Commission endorses the adoption of the Glasgow Action
for Empowerment,524 to wit:
523
Mary Robinson Foundation Climate Justice, supra note 489, at 3.
524
Conference of Parties 26 (2021) Decision-/CP.26 Glasgow work programme on Action for Climate
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