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Environmental rights means any proclamation of a human right to environmental conditions of a specified quality

… Environmental rights are enshrined in over 100 constitutions yet  207 people were murdered in 2017  protecting these rights, while many more are harassed, intimidated and forced … the  rights of indigenous peoples  (which is recognised in human rights and environment law). Find out more information …
07 Nov 2018 News in Environmental Governance

South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company

… land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa. On 9 December 2018, the world will … celebrate the 20 th  anniversary of the  UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders , with International Human Rights Day following a day later. It is therefore …
09 Dec 2018 News in Land and Agriculture

Joint statement of the United Nations Special Procedures Mandate Holders on the occasion of the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC

… 6 December 2018 - As independent experts of the UN Human Rights Council*, we call on States to fully integrate human rights standards and principles in the rules for …
06 Dec 2018 News in Climate and Atmosphere

Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

24 Jan 2019 News in

See you in court, citizens tell governments on climate change

… that governments must meet their obligations under human rights law and the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. … on climate action, as well as its constitution and human rights obligations. It will also claim the plan falls …
24 Jan 2019 News in

Second Day of the First Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group

… or qualification; The relationship between IEL and human rights, and other regimes; and The unintended consequences of …
15 Jan 2019 News in

Third Day of the First Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group

… instruments (trade, investment, intellectual property, and human rights), gaps related to the governance structure of …
16 Jan 2019 News in