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… (Art. 21.2). The obligations of watercourse states set out in the last sentence of Art. 21.2 and in Art. 21.3 … Argentina of the Pulp Mills undertaking and to carry out an environmental impact assessment. 5. Prevention, … (by 2015), through a progressive reduction, cessation or phasing out of pollution from certain substances. Lists of …

… and Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising out of their Utilization, with the same convention. The … that it encourages a process that is often long and drawn out. http://leo.informea.org/terms/protocol …

… business enterprises must respect human rights, as set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human … human rights. Such impact assessments should be carried out not only at the start of a new project, but also … gender-based threats, attacks, or insults when they speak out. Security forces responded violently to peaceful …

… business enterprises must respect human rights, as set out in the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. … human rights. Such impact assessments should be carried out not only at the start of a new project, but also … human rights defenders, from a total of 106 (7 per cent) out of 1,498 communications in the first five-year period …

… crisis and the factors contributing to it. Part ii sets out the obligations of states under international human … was to defend the rights of forest communities and speak out against the rampant deforestation that is destroying … powerful economic interests. global Witness has pointed out that these EHrDs can find themselves at particular risk …

… imposed on communities, many of those who dared to speak out and defend their rights were brutally silenced. This … a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings in Asia. In Colombia, killings hit an … law, to guarantee that human rights defenders can carry out their activism safely. However, land and environmental …