CLEAN : COP27: Human rights activists hold silent protest

The transcript discusses the challenges faced by those on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction and climate crisis, particularly in repressive regimes. It emphasizes that climate justice cannot be achieved without human rights, including freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate. The silence at a protest symbolizes the voices excluded from climate discussions, especially from the global South, who are crucial to the conversation but are often silenced by their governments.

Why is freedom of expression important in the context of climate justice?

In what ways are people in the global South silenced regarding climate advocacy?