Human Rights in the Climate Crisis | Human Rights Day Forum

The two speakers, Lina Ebbecke (Amnesty International) and Maren Solmecke (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), will talk about climate change and its concrete consequences for human rights. The focus will be on vulnerable groups, in particular climate refugees and their status under international law. This will be followed by a joint discussion on what has been heard.

Against the backdrop of the UN Climate Change Conference 2024, the joint event „Now! A weekend for the climate“. The programme will take place at various locations: Lectures and discussions, hands-on activities, contributions from Bochum’s climate initiatives and cultural institutions.

Shortly before Human Rights Day 2024 on 10 December, the „Human Rights Day Forum“ is hosting an event on the topic of „Human rights in the climate crisis“.

Lina Ebbecke studied law in Hamburg, Santiago de Chile and Strasbourg. During her studies in Hamburg, she founded the Amnesty International university group and focussed on feminism, racism and environmental protection in international law. After graduating, she researched ecocide as an international crime and became a consultant for the climate group of Amnesty International Germany. She also represents the interests of Amnesty International at state level as a lobbyist in Hamburg and currently works in the legal department of an environmental NGO and in migration law.

Maren Solmecke studied law at the Ruhr University in Bochum and at the Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal. She has also been active in the climate movement for several years, particularly in the field of climate education. As a scholarship holder of the Joachim Herz Doctoral Programme for Law and Transformation at Leuphana University Lüneburg, she is currently conducting research on solving legal problems in connection with the climate crisis. Her doctoral project is dedicated to the legal issues surrounding the implementation and enforcement of a UN fund for climate-related loss and damage, as agreed at COP27.

A cooperation event of the „Tag der Menschenrechte Forum“, consisting of vhs Bochum, Stadtbücherei Bochum, Amnesty International Bochum, Fritz Bauer Forum, UniverCity e.V. and Kinder- und Jugendring Bochum.

Photos:

Photo 1, Maren Solmecke: © RUB, Marquard

Photo 2, Lina Ebbecke: © Björn Wiedenroth