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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment About the course … obligations used to protect the environment, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice. At the end of this lesson you will be able to: … Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… the death threats and kidnapping attempts against her due to her struggle against the Agua Zarca dam. Global Witness … by the many witnesses, they have never been brought to justice. Elsewhere, the Amazon states of Brazil saw … them to operate freely, participate in decision-making and access information on land and natural resource governance ▶ …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special … human rights violations and bring the perpetrators to justice. 12. The State’s obligation to provide an effective … to participation (arts. 2 and 4). 15. Transparency and access to information are directly linked to the right to
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… the situation of human rights defenders they spoke truth to power and were murdered in cold blood analysis on the … and institutional framework fight against impunity and access to justice establishment of a strong national human rights …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… Executive Summary 6 > 10 Key Findings 7 > Who needs to do what? 7 2016: More deaths in more countries 8 Key … Jakeline and her family have not been brought to justice.24 Against this background, community leaders like … before national parks are created, and face restricted access to their lands and resources, upon which their lives …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … Sovereignty 5. Transparency, Public Participation and Access to Information and Remedies Public participation … sentences to “Equitable social development” and “social justice”. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … International environmental law 2. International Court of Justice Sources of international law 3. Law of Treaties 3.1. … the first optional protocol of which deals with direct access for individuals to the committee established under it. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… Environmental Agreements, which was held from 21 November to 1 December 2016 in Joensuu, Finland. The special theme of … Course participants and a wider audience, who are able to access these publications through the internet.1 Since each … to two recent judgments of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)106 in 2010 and 2015, the undertaking of …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… Mandate UN Environment derives its overall and aims to provide leadership and informing and enabling nations and … with other agencies to rights and the protection advancing justice, governance environmental law on the Periodic Review … Around 40-50% of all victims come lands, and their access to the natural livelihoods.3 Women environmental …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Treaty Handbook

… legal or other professional advice. Readers may wish to seek such advice before taking action in relation to matters described in this Handbook or otherwise relying on … settlement, reference to the International Court of Justice, etc. See, for example, article 119 (2) of the Rome …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance