Landmark Inter-American Court decision on right to a healthy environment in La Oroya v Peru
“Environmental degradation can cause irreparable damage to human beings, which is why a healthy environment is a fundamental right for the existence of humanity.”
corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/art… The Inter-American Court of Human Rights handed down a landmark decision on Friday, March 22, in a case involving allegations that more than a century of catastrophic industrial pollution from La Oroya Metallurgical Complex in Peru violated the right to a healthy environment.

Disappointing news from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in cases brought by 16 young people from across the world against five nations for violating their rights through inadequate climate action.
Cases rejected because the youths did not go to national courts first. Other aspects of the cases are more positive from a legal perspective. The Committee found that it had jurisdiction to determine the cases because States are responsible for regulating emissions from their territory that harm children's rights.

Ten reasons why #TheTimeIsNow for the UN to recognize that everyone, everywhere, has the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment (R2HE) #1--more than 80% of UN member states (155+ out of 193) already recognize this right via regional treaties, constitutions, or legislation, from Argentina to Zambia