Expected Release: Early July 2025

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is expected to release a historic Advisory Opinion in early July, clarifying how states must uphold human rights in the context of the climate crisis.

This legal milestone follows public hearings where frontline communities, Indigenous leaders, and civil society organizations shared powerful testimony on the real-world impacts of environmental degradation and government inaction. The Court’s decision will have far-reaching implications for climate policy, state accountability, and the protection of environmental defenders across the Americas.

From the beginning of the process, AIDA assumed a proactive role, promoting the involvement of communities affected by the climate crisis in Latin America. We supported a diverse array of amicus briefs and community testimonies before the Court in public hearings and presented our own amicus brief arguing that the right to a “stable and safe climate” should be recognized as part of the universal right to a healthy environment.

Spokespeople Available for Media Interviews:

Legal Experts & Organizational Leaders

Marcella Ribeiro
Senior Attorney, AIDA
Languages: Portuguese (native), Spanish, English 
Expertise: Community participation, just transition, climate reparations
Based in: Brazil 
Available for: Interviews and background briefings

Liliana Ávila
Program Director, AIDA 
Languages: Spanish (native), English
Expertise: Human rights law, climate litigation, regional legal mechanisms
Based in: Colombia
Available for: Interviews and background briefings

Frontline Community Voices

We can coordinate interviews with several key members of frontline communities who testified directly before the Court during the public hearings.

These spokepeople bring a vital human and territorial perspective to the legal decision and are available for media conversations in Spanish and local language, with interpretation support as needed. 

Background Materials:

• AIDA's amicus brief on the right to a safe and stable climate.
• Civil society contributions from around Latin America, on the Climate Litigation Platform for Latin America & the Caribbean.
• Frontline community interviews from the Manaus public hearing.
• The Manaus Declaration signed by nearly 400 people and organizations from across the continent.
• AIDA's background ABC on the Advisory Opinion process. 

Media Contacts:

Victor Quintanilla
Media Coordinator, AIDA 

📧 [email protected]
📱 +52 55 7052 2107

Lorena Zárate
Positioning Coordinator, AIDA 

📧 [email protected]
📱 +52 55 7052 2107