Students worked with Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme to identify and verify photo and video content depicting climate-related impacts on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan in 2022. Researchers focused on the impact of flooding and heatwaves, both during these climate events and after they took place, and the inability of the government to respond effectively to these incidents.
Investigative Leads: Bhalpriya Sandhu, Fraser Bayers
Staff Advisor: Sofia Kooner
Student Contributors: Sofia Biagio, Ani Tutunjyan, Isabella Rodriguez, Valerie Zhang, Ella Brennan Best
May 6, 2025
Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people
HRC in the News — Amnesty International: Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people, about HRC’s Investigations Lab students who