Maureen Harris

Environmentalist, lawyer. Rivers, corporate accountability, natural resource governance in SE Asia & beyond.

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

Join us at NY Climate Week tomorrow, in person or online, for storytelling and solidarity with climate and environmental defenders facing increasing threats and crackdowns across Asia.
🗓️: September 26, 10:00-11:00 ET
📍: The Bench NYC
RSVP: https://t.co/MocbdjvpS4

[ICJ @ICJ_org]

@IBAHRI @UN_HRC @ISHRglobal @L4L_INT @ciel_tweets @LRWCanada @OrdreAvocatsGE @FranciscansIntl @ForstMichel @astridpuentes @mreenha @intlrivers @climatepolradar @ClimateJusticeP @LawyersPledge @Lawyers4Climate @ClimateRiskLaw @CLGInitiative @UN_HRC ICJ's International Advocacy Director Sandra Epal-Ratjen commented: “It is clear that #EnvironmentalLawyers are often not recognized as doing legitimate human rights work, and too often face pressure and threats as human rights defenders themselves, or as their counsels.”

[IBA's Human Rights Institute @IBAHRI]

On 22 Sep 2025 @ 1400 CEST in Palais des Nations, Geneva / online join IBAHRI for @UN_HRC 60 side event Protecting Environmental #Lawyers: Advancing #ClimateJustice'. Co-organisers @ISHRglobal @L4L_INT, @ciel_tweets @ICJ_org @LRWCanada @OrdreAvocatsGE & @FranciscansIntl. 1/2

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

The Tapajós can’t wait.

Read our new report and learn how communities are shaping bold new paths to protect the “River of Life.”

Read now: https://t.co/FrdNX46607

#Tapajos #TapajosRiver #TapajosBasin #Maps

[Human Rights First @humanrights1st]

Watch as our CEO, Uzra Zeya, introduces Bach's vital contributions to the fight for climate justice in Vietnam and hear from Bach's wife, Thao, as she accepts the Baldwin Medal of Liberty on his behalf. #FreeBach #StandwithBach #4YearsTooLong
https://t.co/niG5Q0fvdM

[Human Rights First @humanrights1st]

Last month marked the somber 4yr anniversary of the arrest of environmental lawyer/climate activist, Dang Dinh Bach. As we present him w/ the 2024 Baldwin Medal of Liberty, we call on the Vietnamese authorities to immediately release Bach from his unjust imprisonment. #FreeBach

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s talk about some of those who defend our planet — and the price they pay.

Know more about our campaign to release Bách at https://t.co/UeNIvYyFYa

#DefendTheDefenders
#StandWithBach #EnvironmentalLawyers

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

📢 New Op-Ed from International Rivers & @fidh_en: Shooting the Climate Messenger in Vietnam

Dang Dinh Bach is on a hunger strike, shining a spotlight on Vietnam's ongoing crackdown on civil society and climate and environmental activists.

👉 Read here: https://t.co/rYhn9SyJVd

[Paul Keil @pgkeil]

My book is released today. Yay!

An ethnography of how humans share worlds with elephants at the forest fringes of Assam's capital city. Coexistence is explored through copresence & the vulnerability felt by both communities in their ambivalent relating

https://t.co/GacOBzypP4

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

🧵The #Biobio River is one of #Chile’s most vital waterways. More than a natural beauty, it sustains communities, ecosystems & cultural traditions. Protecting the Biobio means preserving #biodiversity, fighting #Climatechange & safeguarding #IndigenousRights.

#RightsofRights

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

📢Latest OpEd from @350 & @mreenha
Without a principled approach, the #JETP risks not only furthering injustice, but jeopardizing #Vietnam's ability to implement the truly transformative & inclusive transition needed to meet its urgent #climate challenges.
https://t.co/kTQZmNCxvb

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the wrongful arrest & imprisonment of environmental lawyer & #ClimateJustice advocate, Dang Dinh Bach, on trumped-up charges and under harsh conditions.
Join the global letter-writing solidarity campaign
➡️ https://t.co/UeNIvYyFYa
#StandWithBach

[Maureen Harris @mreenha]

What will it take to succeed? This has implications not just for Vietnam, but for JETPs and just transition financing globally. Read the report recommendations here 6/6 https://t.co/gN3Ps23FjQ

[Maureen Harris @mreenha]

Vietnam urgently needs climate finance for a fair, funded, fossil fuel-free future. Will the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) achieve these goals, with climate defenders in prison? Read our new report, ‘The Missing ‘Just’ in Vietnam’s JETP’ 1/6 https://t.co/gN3Ps23FjQ

[Maureen Harris @mreenha]

Six climate leaders have been imprisoned in Vietnam for speaking out against coal. How is a just energy transition possible while environmental defenders are silenced? 5/6 #JustEnergyTransition #FreeClimateLeaders #StandwithBach #FreeHong #FreeThemAll

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

3/ “JETP can either be an impactful tool meeting the #ClimateCrisis, or a waste of money on #FalseSolutions & business-as-usual. It’s time for governments & institutions involved in Vietnam’s JETP to make this choice"-@mreenha of @intlrivers & #Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition

[International Rivers @intlrivers]

📢Today a new in-depth report, “The Missing ‘Just’ in Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (#JETP)" was released by the #Vietnam #Climate Defenders Coalition
➡️https://t.co/yx8dCk9Exl

@G7 @FCDOGovUK @EU_Partnerships @StateDept @GermanyDiplo @francediplo @MofaJapan_en