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Basel Convention COP10 makes great progress on regulation of global hazardous waste trade
CIEL participates in the Tenth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention. COP 10 made a historical breakthrough with respect to entry into force of the Ban Amendment. COP 10 also addressed the issue of shipbreaking. Learn more.
Latest Human Rights & Environment Program News
- CIEL welcomes adoption of Maastricht Principles on Extra-Territorial Obligations in regards to human rights. (October 2011)
- Basel Convention COP10 makes historic progress on preventing hazardous waste from being sent to the Global South (October 2011)
- Aerial spraying of herbicides in Colombia and Ecuador: environmental and human rights impacts. (October 2011)
- U.S. and Canadian mining companies search for gold buried near the Lempa River, threatening the water source for more than half of El Salvador’s 6.2 million people, as illustrated in The Nation's, "Like Water for Gold in El Salvador" (July 2011)
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Read what CIEL staff have to say about Human Rights and the Environment at our CIEL Worldview Blog - Human Rights category.
Human Rights & Environment Program Featured Publication
Climate Change & Human Rights: A Primer
Summary of how climate change impacts and response measures are affecting the full and effective enjoyment of human rights; includes a summary of relevant activities and decisions taken at the Human Rights Council, UNFCCC and other policy processes. (CIEL Staff: Orellana & Johl) (May 2011)