Source: Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights

Articles from this source (2)

Ecuador must respect the will of the people and halt oil drilling in Yasuní Park: Independent experts

  2024-08-21 (or before) in Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights

GENEVA  – Marking the one-year anniversary of a historic popular consultation in Ecuador in which nearly 59% of more than 10 million people voted in favour of banning oil exploitation in Yasuní National Park, independent human rights experts have expressed alarm at reports of new wells being drilled in the Park and urged the Government and businesses it owns or controls to urgently implement the will of the people, and accelerate the transition processs.

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General comment No. 26 (2023) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change

  2023-08-30 (or before) in Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights

Committee on the Rights of the Child

  Tagged under: Climate Change | Women and Children | Children

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