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Baku: Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire during opening of COP29 [Video]

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There can be no climate justice without human rights, decried activists during a demonstration in Baku on Monday on the first day of the COP29 climate summit.

Gathered inside the COP29 venue, the activists held a quiet protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. They clutched banners reading: “Stop fueling genocide” and “Ceasefire now! End the occupation!”

One of the protesters, who introduced himself as a climate activist from Gaza, made a brief speech and said: “Our system is unjust and we need to redistribute justice back to the people one step at a time. Give power back to the indigenous, power back to the vulnerable. Free Palestine. There can be no climate justice without human rights.”

Another protester said, “So on the first day of COP29, our main message is one of solidarity, of solidarity with Palestine and one of justice and accountability for the Global North. So, it’s …

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