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[[Amnesty International]] said the Host Country Agreement (HCA) between Azerbaijan and the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]] should include arrangements that guaranteed that "all human rights [were] protected and respected", and must be made public immediately, citing Azerbaijan's human rights violations. The rights group drew a comparison with the situation during [[2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP28]], which had been hosted by the [[United Arab Emirates]], stating that it had made multiple efforts to obtain the HCA signed in August 2023. Amnesty received a copy of COP28's HCA in June 2024, and revealed that it had "significant shortcomings and ambiguities" in rights protections offered to the participants in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web |date=4 June 2024 |title=Global: Host Country Agreement with Azerbaijan for COP29 must guarantee human rights and be publicly available |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/07/global-host-country-agreement-with-azerbaijan-for-cop29-must-guarantee-human-rights-and-be-publicly-available/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Amnesty International}}</ref>

The domain [https://www.cop29.com/ www.cop29.com] was acquired by [[climate activist]] groups, including [[Global Witness]], to advocate for oil companies to contribute to the [[Loss and Damage Fund]] as part of their campaign.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=cop29.com |url=https://www.cop29.com/our-demands |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Cop29 |language=en}}</ref> The initiative was supported by a range of activists and campaign groups, including film director [[Adam McKay]], actors [[Jude Law]] and [[Mark Rylance]], actress [[Rosario Dawson]], musicians [[Brian Eno]] and [[Jon Hopkins]], and prominent climate activists such as [[Vanessa Nakate]], [[Kumi Naidoo]], and [[Luisa Neubauer]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Cop29 opens with fossil fuel companies and host country Azerbaijan _targeted by protests |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/11/11/cop29-opens-with-fossil-fuel-companies-and-host-country-azerbaijan-_targeted-by-protests/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> UN climate conference organisers reportedly attempted to block campaigners from using the COP29.com domain in [[Baku]] to criticise fossil fuel companies, after Azerbaijan had failed to acquire it from an Indian kitchenware company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bryan |first=Kenza |date=2024-11-20 |title=Azerbaijan blocks COP29.com in fossil fuel domain name war |url=https://www.ft.com/content/acd034cb-5f8f-40fe-9d41-cfa3a9d2ec25 |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>