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🆕BLOG!
Ahead of the #CouncilOfEuropeSummit, CIEL, @Greenpeace, @amnesty & @hrw joined forces to call on @coe Member States to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll through the drafting of a dedicated protocol to the @ECHR_CEDH.
READ: ciel.org/right-to-a-hea…
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Ahead of the #CouncilOfEuropeSummit, CIEL, @Greenpeace, @amnesty & @hrw joined forces to call on @coe Member States to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll through the drafting of a dedicated protocol to the @ECHR_CEDH.
READ: ciel.org/right-to-a-hea…
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On May 16-17, @coe nations will gather for a once-in-a-generation Summit in Reykjavik 🇮🇸.
This is an opportunity for European States to reaffirm their commitment to core European values, including the rule of law, democracy, & #HumanRights.
This is an opportunity for European States to reaffirm their commitment to core European values, including the rule of law, democracy, & #HumanRights.
But doing so will require more than a family photo featuring heads of State: States should use this opportunity to fill a yawning gap in the European human rights framework & take a decisive step towards effectively protecting the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll.
#COP27: In the wee hours of this morning, @COP27P released a new, lengthy, draft decision text.
The cover decision is the COP's political signal to the world in response to the #ClimateCrisis.
👉unfccc.int/documents/6241…👈
Spoiler alert: it's NOT good.
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The cover decision is the COP's political signal to the world in response to the #ClimateCrisis.
👉unfccc.int/documents/6241…👈
Spoiler alert: it's NOT good.
A 🧵 with our takeaways👇
A draft dropped around 06:30 local time and it has ballooned from 2 pages to 20, an unusual choice (and it is a choice) by the @COP27p with 36 hours left, making it FAR harder for civil society to have a voice in influencing the final decision.
Ironically (not really 😱)the text includes the 1.5C target & references to science but then doesn't follow what experts & academics have been saying for years:
#FossilFuels are the biggest threat to 1.5C & ALL fossil fuels must be phased out rapidly to address the #ClimateCrisis
#FossilFuels are the biggest threat to 1.5C & ALL fossil fuels must be phased out rapidly to address the #ClimateCrisis
📢 BREAKING!
In a historic decision, the @UN General Assembly just adopted the resolution to universally recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll!
This signals what we hope will be the beginning of a new era in rights-based environmental policy.
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In a historic decision, the @UN General Assembly just adopted the resolution to universally recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll!
This signals what we hope will be the beginning of a new era in rights-based environmental policy.
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The adoption of the resolution to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll arrives after:
🦸♂️ Decades of demands from civil society & Indigenous Peoples organizations,
🇺🇳 Recognition of the right to a healthy, clean, and sustainable environment by the @UN_HRC in October.
🦸♂️ Decades of demands from civil society & Indigenous Peoples organizations,
🇺🇳 Recognition of the right to a healthy, clean, and sustainable environment by the @UN_HRC in October.
@UN_HRC @JohnHKnox @SREnvironment @duycks @CERI_Coalition @Greenpeace @WWF @BirdLife_News @FranciscansIntl @Earthjustice @CostaRicaONU Read our full statement on this important decision: ciel.org/news/unga-reco…
NEW report by @SRtoxics makes clear: Plastics pose a threat to #HumanRights throughout their whole life cycle.
A human rights-based approach to #PlasticsPolicy is urgently needed to #BreakFreeFromPlastic & uphold #EnvironmentalJustice.
READ: undocs.org/en/A/76/207
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A human rights-based approach to #PlasticsPolicy is urgently needed to #BreakFreeFromPlastic & uphold #EnvironmentalJustice.
READ: undocs.org/en/A/76/207
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"It's urgent to address the interface of plastics & #HumanRights. The gaps & shortcomings in the area are posing a truly global threat. A rights-based approach to the plastics lifecycle can help prevent & redress human rights infringements." — @SRtoxics.
undocs.org/en/A/76/207
undocs.org/en/A/76/207
Indeed, from extraction to production, through transport, use, and disposal, plastics are impacting at least 10 of the most fundamental human rights.
#PeopleOverPlastics
Read more in our statement ⬇️ ⬇️
ciel.org/news/plastic-c…
#PeopleOverPlastics
Read more in our statement ⬇️ ⬇️
ciel.org/news/plastic-c…
ℹ️Short explanation on process & stakes for universal recognition by 🇺🇳UN #HumanRights Council Session #HRC48 of right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll
After more than 18 months of consultations, the resolution will be put forward tomorrow by 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭 (👏for leadership)
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After more than 18 months of consultations, the resolution will be put forward tomorrow by 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭 (👏for leadership)
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Recognizing the right to a safe, clean, healthy & sustainable environment wld enable not only tackling the ecological crises upon us but also promoting enviro justice.
We know the benefits of such a recognition: it has been documented at the national level across the world.
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We know the benefits of such a recognition: it has been documented at the national level across the world.
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First on rationale: universal recognition of this right wld enable UN Human Rights framework to reflect state of law in vast majority of nations & regional frameworks. Currently UN lags behind, failing to mobilize political focus & resources as needed
The recognition wld help
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The recognition wld help
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