Welcome to Episode 9 of The Ecocide Report!
In this episode Chidi and Jojo recap some ecocide law highlights from Feb - July 2024, including The Office of the Prosecutor’s public consultation on how the ICC should advance accountability for environmental crimes, the European Union adopting a new environmental crimes directive criminalising actions comparable to ecocide, new domestic ecocide legislation in Belgium and new bills proposed in Italy and Peru, recent speeches by ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan and UN High Commissioner Volker Türk endorsing an international crime of ecocide, the Escazú Agreement's third COP meeting, and a successful webinar on combating environmental crime in Africa.
Also discussed was SEI CEO, Jojo Mehta's Helsinki trip which featured meetings with diplomats and a sold-out Choirs for Ecocide Law concert and the indelible the ONE DRESS: PLANET project by Lucy Tammam - raising awareness for ecocide law. Upcoming events covered include Jojo's NYC visit for UNSDG HLPF in July, September’s Summit for the Future and NY Climate Week!
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Watch Choirs for Ecocide Law’s 1000 singer Helsinki Megaconcert: https://www.youtube.com/live/rjze3hN9mSc?si=hBnxslZe7nCxGFrJ
Sign the WeMoveEU x SEI petition asking EU member states to introduce a standalone crime of ecocide into national penal codes and support efforts to establish ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court: https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-05-national-laws-ecocide-youmove-petition-EN/
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