Global: Host Country Agreement with Azerbaijan for COP29 must guarantee human rights and be publicly available

By Amnesty International

The UN organizers of the COP29 climate summit in November must ensure the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with the Azerbaijan authorities contains human rights safeguards and that it is made publicly accessible immediately after it is signed so potential attendees can assess the risks they face at the event, Amnesty International said today. Despite repeated […] The post Global: Host Country Agreement with Azerbaijan for COP29 must guarantee human rights and be publicly available appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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