International Talks: Climate Crisis, Justice, and Global Solidarity

Do, den 07. Mai 2026, 18:00-19:30 Uhr

Topic: From devastating landslides and ecological challenges in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastem Bangladesh to global injustice caused by industrialized nations' emissions, Yi Yi Prue has witnessed these realities firsthand. Motivated by these experiences, she, together with others, filed a landmark constitutional complaint in Germany in 2021, which was accepted by the country's highest court and highlighted the global responsibility for climate protection. In her talk, Yi Yi Prue shares her personal journey and explains why climate justice must be approached interjectionally: environmental protection, social justice, the rights of indigenous peoples, and global solidarity are inseparably linked. She calls for urgent action and a holistic approach that places marginalized voices at the center of the climate movement.

• Yi Yi Prue is a lawyer and climate activist working at the Dhaka Judge Court in Bangladesh. She belongs to the indigenous Marma community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Her work focuses on amplifying the voices of indigenous peoples, who are particularly affected by the climate crisis. In 2020, she submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of lndigenous Peoples on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, discrimination, and climate change on indigenous coastal communities in Bangladesh. In 2021, she coordinated the constitutional complaint challenging Germanys insufficient climate policy. Through numerous lectures, articles, and panel appearances across Germany, she has made indigenous perspectives on climate justice widely known,

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International Talks

Die International Talks finden in diesem Sommersemester unter dem Titel "Three women – one Mission: Defending rights, democracy & justice on a global stage". Veranstaltet wird die Reihe gemeinschaftlich von der EvH Bochum, der Evangelischen Hochschule Nürnberg, der Evangelischen Hochschule Ludwigsburg, dem Friedensinstitut Freiburg, der Evangelischen Hochschule Freiburg, der Universidad Bíblica Latinoamericana, der CVJM Hochschule, der Evangelischen Hochschule Dresden und der Evangelischen Hochschule Berlin.