Young Activists Denounce Climate Plans as 'Betrayal'

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, England, October 29, 2021, ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). © 2021 AP Photo/Frank Augstein Brianna Fruean, a 23-year-old Samoan activist, put it simply when addressing world leaders at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP26): “We are not drowning; we are fighting.” The youth climate movement is present and vocal in Glasgow, both inside the conference room as well as out on the streets – and…

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