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Three Cheers for Evolving New Rights: A Healthy Environment, International Solidarity, and Climate Refugee Protection
ByAstrid Milena Bernal R 11th August 202215th August 2023
by Magdalena Smieszek In a historic resolution, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) stepped up on July 28, 2022 to recognize the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The significance of this recognition is manifold, serving the evolution of human rights as a whole, especially the advancement of “new” rights at the…
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The Right to a Healthy Environment and Physical and Mental Health
ByAstrid Milena Bernal R 5th August 202215th August 2023
by Maha Husain Introduction On 28 July 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution to recognise the right to a healthy environment with 161 votes in favour, 8 abstentions and 0 votes against the Resolution. The zero draft Resolution, which contains similar text to that adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council…
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Symposium on the United Nations General Assembly’s Consideration of the Right to a Healthy Environment: call for blog posts
ByDina Lupin 6th July 202215th August 2023
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…
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The campaign to support the recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the United Nations General Assembly
ByAstrid Milena Bernal R 15th June 202215th August 2023
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…
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International Conference on Rights Of Nature For Sustainable Development
ByAstrid Milena Bernal R 14th May 202215th August 2023
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…
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