Media Toolkit
Here’s where you will find our latest press releases, campaign graphics, and sample social media posts. Check back often for the latest resources and tools.
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Sample Social Media Posts
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Apple Urged to Address #Climate Justice Concerns in #Vietnam by 60+ International Organizations https://www.standwithbach.org/s/Apple-Letter-FINAL.pdf #apple #StandwithBach #FreeHong
Did you know #Vietnam is imprisoning #climatechange advocates? It’s a vital production hub for #Apple & 60+ international orgs are urging them to speak up & fulfill their commitment to #HumanRights & just climate solutions. https://www.standwithbach.org/s/Apple-Letter-FINAL.pdf #StandwithBach #FreeHong
BREAKING: 60+ international #HumanRights & #climate orgs, including @350, @Global_Witness, and @StandEarth are demanding that #Apple address the persecution of climate leaders in #Vietnam - one of their primary manufacturing partners. https://www.standwithbach.org/s/Apple-Letter-FINAL.pdf #StandwithBach #FreeHong
A #JustEnergyTransition cannot happen if #Climate leaders are in jail.
#StandUp4HumanRights #StandWithBach #FreeClimateLeaders
Join by posting a solidarity photo or video message calling for Bach’s release: https://bit.ly/FreeBachvideo
The UN #HumanRights Council WG on Arbitrary Detention found the imprisonment of environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach is a “violation of international law” and called for his “Immediate and Unconditional Release”
#StandwithBach #FreeClimateLeaders standwithbach.org
Images of Bach
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A statement from the UN:
“Today’s United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention opinion directs the Vietnamese government to release Bach immediately and issue reparations,” said Kate Holcombe, Managing Attorney of the Defending Defenders Program at Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). “The Working Group took a hard look at Bach’s case and found that his arrest has no legal basis and violates his fundamental rights to freedom of expression and association. It also found that his right to a fair trial was violated and that he is being discriminated against for his environmental activism.”
Climate leaders from all over the world speak out in support of Bach and other Vietnamese climate activists:
“Bach is a climate champion and should not be punished for his participation in Vietnam’s clean energy transition,” said Meena Jagannath, Coordinator of the Global Network of Movement Lawyers at Movement Law Lab, of which Bach’s organization was a part before being forced to shut down. “It’s crucial for human rights lawyers and environmental defenders to stand up worldwide for our colleague in Vietnam. This kind of solidarity is vitally important for the future of the region and the planet.”
“A just energy transition cannot be successful with people like Bach in jail,” said Maureen Harris, Senior Advisory from International Rivers. “The result of such a repressive environment is that civil society is effectively excluded from negotiating spaces and deliberations around energy transition partnerships, programs, and projects, even as they proclaim to be ‘just’.”