@srenvironment
UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment / Relatora Especial ๐บ๐ณ del DH al ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible
Clean air is a matter of justice.
UN @srenvironment.bsky.social underscores the human rights impacts brought about by #AirPollution, where proximity is the most determining factor of who gets to breathe #CleanAir, where impacts are felt more severely by people in vulnerable situations.
Highlighting the various priority actions presented in her report, UN @srenvironment.bsky.social underscores that the report provides existing examples from several countries to control pollution while safeguarding human rights, urging everyone to act towards #CleanAir.
Today, at the UN Human Rights Council, I presented my report on #CleanAir, explaining why air pollution is causing human rights violations.
๐ Press release www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@ccacoalition.bsky.social @momscleanairforce.org @un-spexperts.bsky.social
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@srenvironment.bsky.social
As air pollution drives widespread human rights violations, UN expert @srenvironment.bsky.social calls on States, entities & businesses to address the dual public health and human rights crisis. โContinued inaction on air pollution is a systemic failure.โ #HRC61
www.ohchr.org/es/press-rel...
Join us for this in-person #HRC61 side-event to present and discuss my latest report on #CleanAir.
๐ The report: docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/47
๐ชApproximately 99% of people globally remain without access to clean air.
Clean air is an element of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and is essential for the enjoyment of all human rights, including the rights to life and health.
Time updates: 14:30 CET!
In light of @srenvironment.bsky.social's #HRC61 report on #AirPollution & human rights, this #GRET2026 will focus on practical ways to address cumulative sources of pollution, prioritize actions & integrate human rights-based approach.
๐ 9 March, 14:30 CET
โถ๏ธ tiny.cc/GRE26CleanAir
In a few hours I'll present my reports on #CleanAir, and on my official visit to Singapore.
* Some adjustments were made to the time, now: 12:00 CET
In a few hours I will be presenting my report on #cleanair to the Human Rights Council, also linked to the importance of complying with obligations, including access to justice and remedy.
This is a very important case for the right to a healthy environment, as all States have the obligation to protect #environmentalhumanrightsdefenders. In this case, all those who had been involved in achieving this awaited compensation.
Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช: Specially this week, I am closely following the court's ruling about the remediation and compensation for the residents of Owino Uhuru, who were impacted by lead poisoning from a metal refinery.
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Su asesinato que, de acuerdo al informe del #GIEIHonduras, fue un crimen "previsible y prevenible" y tuvo "motivaciรณn empresarial", continรบa en la impunidad.
Su trabajo dejรณ una huella profunda en el movimiento de derechos humanos y ambiental del continente, en la protecciรณn de rรญos...
A una dรฉcada del asesinato de Berta Cรกceres, su legado ha trascendido las fronteras y el tiempo.
Desde la Relatorรญa me uno hoy a recordar y honrar la memoria de Berta, a quien tuve el honor de conocer.
#BertaCaceres
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STD! Next Friday 6th, I will present my latest report on #CleanAir to UN HR Council. #HealthyAir
๐ด Livestream: hrc61session2026.sched.com/event/2EKwL
@momscleanairforce.org @ccacoalition.bsky.social @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @un-spexperts.bsky.social
So good to reconnect with Astrid Puentes Riaรฑo, @srenvironment.bsky.social ๐๐ ahead of the launch of her global air pollution report. The right policies and parent power can help protect our kidsโ lungs! #OurKidsAir
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@cleanairfund.bsky.social
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It was an honour to meet @srenvironment.bsky.social at the Pathways to Breathe Clean Air event this week, and hear insights from a range of experts in the field. The wide-ranging impacts of #AirPollution are no secret - we echo Astrid's call for governments to accelerate #CleanAir action.
This call is ahead of the 31st session of the International Seabed Authority (#ISA).
๐States have obligations to protect the marine environment and the climate system that are owed to the international community as a whole.
@un-spexperts.bsky.social urge States to ensure that any new regulations for deep-sea mining are grounded in international law, including international human rights law, and implement the precautionary principle.
๐Press release: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social
Supporting local climate organisers to use legal tools as part of their activism is something we at PILS are passionate about.
Huge thanks to our friends @ejni.bsky.social for inviting us to be part of the conversation with @srenvironment.bsky.social in Dublin.
Starting soon!
In Dublin last week, EJNI met with Astrid Puentes Riaรฑo, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment.๐ค
๐ฃ๏ธWe shared our concerns re the transoundary implications for a Human Right to a Healthy Environment for citizens living across the whole island of Ireland.
Thank you for the coverage! Great explanation of the Irish context and its environmental policies.
Presenting #HRC58 report on ocean & #humanrights, UN @srenvironment.bsky.social Astrid Puentes highlights Committee's report can draw from:
๐ธ Existing information, incl. #ICJAO & #ITLOS & experiences of those affected
๐ธ Right to #HealthyEnvironment & State obligations as key frameworks
End of mission statement: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
The full report will be presented on March 2027.
#ireland #environment #humanrights
Ireland should mainstream human rights to protect environmental advances: says UN expert @srenvironment.bsky.social, welcoming progress while calling for stronger assessments, planning and oversight of activities with significant environmental and climate impacts.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
๐ฎ๐ช I just concluded my 10-day official visit to #Ireland, where I observed important progress in protecting the environment, but these achievements are at risk.
Press release: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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