Please find below a link to the 10 key messages/principles on human rights and hazardous substances, published recently by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights.
https://www.ohchr.org/
It aligns extremely well with both our work and activities, and can represent a very powerful tool to strengthen campaigns, mobilize people and communities, and influence decision makers.
It should serve as a compass for all future Global chemicals and waste discussions as well as any national initiatives and policy.
The 10 Key messages are:
- “Ensure a non-Toxic Environment for present and future generations
- Cooperate internationally to prevent and combat harms from exposure to hazardous substances
- Prevent exposure to hazardous substances from business activities
- Guarantee all person’s access to information about hazardous substances
- Ensure the meaningful and informed participation of all persons in decision-making processes
- Ensure Accountability and effective remedies for human rights harms caused by hazardous substances
- Protect environmental human rights defenders
- Protect, respect and fulfil the human rights of people who are in particularly vulnerable situations
- Guarantee for all human beings the right to benefit from scientific progress and its applications
- Take a precautionary approach to the handling and management of hazardous substances and potentially hazardous substances