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Symposium on the United Nations General Assembly’s Consideration of the Right to a Healthy Environment: call for blog posts
On June 21st, 2022, the core group of countries composed of Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia, and Switzerland introduced a draft resolution for UN General Assembly recognition of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Two rounds of Member States negotiations will happen in July and a vote is likely to happen by…
The campaign to support the recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the United Nations General Assembly
Since the beginning of 2022, a coalition of NGOs has come together to work on a campaign to support the recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Thanks to the leadership of Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia, and Switzerland (the “Core group”), in 2021 the Human Rights…
International Conference on Rights Of Nature For Sustainable Development
June 5, 2022 (Sunday) Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) was established under the Hidayatullah National University of Law, Chhattisgarh, Act, (No. 10 of 2003). It is recognized by the University Grants Commission u/s 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956, and also by the Bar Council of India u/s 7 (1) of the Advocates…
Memories from the launch of the GNHRE Implementing Principles for The Escazú Agreement
Written by Héctor Herrera You can watch the recording of the launch event here. The launch of The GNHRE Implementing Principles for The Escazú Agreement was an official side-event of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Escazú Agreement, on April 22, 2022: Earth Day. The whole event was moderated…
Historic inquiry holds the Carbon Majors accountable for the impacts of climate change in the Philippines
by Annalisa Savaresi and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh On 6 May 2022, the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines released the findings of a pathbreaking inquiry into the responsibility for the impacts of climate change of the so-called carbon majors – i.e., the world’s largest producers of crude oil, natural gas, coal and cement, including the likes…