Human rights groups raise alarm on crackdown by COP29 hosts

The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according to human rights groups.This is the third year in a row a country hosting the climate summit has been accused of oppression and curtailing the legal right to protest.Climate Action Network, a group of nearly 2,000 climate groups, told BBC News the protection of civil society is crucial if…