Kodaikanal (India, Unilever – 2016)
Chemical industry conduct abroad (Germany, 2016)
Statement to 33rd Session of UN Human Rights Council
Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes at the 33rd session of the UN Human Rights Council 15 September 2016 Excellencies, distinguished delegates, friends and colleagues: I am pleased to present my…
Duty to prevent childhood exposure
Link to the 2016 report to UN Human Rights Council on Rights of Child and Toxics (A/HRC/33/41) For all UN language versions, click here The best interests of the child should be at the heart of decision making when it comes to protecting children’s rights to life, survival and development, health, freedom from…
10th anniversary of the ‘Probo Koala incident’ — Friday 19 August 2016
Ten years on, the survivors of illegal toxic waste dumping in Côte d’Ivoire remain in the dark GENEVA (17 August 2016) – Speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of the illegal dumping of toxic waste in Côte d’Ivoire, a group of United Nations experts* urge the Ivorian Government, all responsible…
Brazilian mine disaster – UN experts welcome settlement suspension and call for a timely resolution
GENEVA (5 July 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today commended the decision of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice to suspend the settlement reached between the Government of Brazil and Samarco Mining S.A., and its parent companies Vale S.A. and BHP Billiton Brazil Ltda in…
Urgent Global Action Necessary to Reduce Human Rights Impacts of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)
A Statement from the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Hazardous Substances and Waste Delivered at Fourth Session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) Geneva, Switzerland — 28 September-2 October 2015 Highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) continue to have detrimental…
Berta Cáceres’ murder: UN experts renew call to Honduras to end impunity
GENEVA (11 April 2016) – More than a month after Berta Cáceres’ murder, United Nations experts* have reiterated their appeal to the Government of Honduras to provide justice and reveal the truth in the killing of the woman human rights defender, and to ensure the security and protection of all…