What provisions of human right law guarantee everyone the Human Right to a Safe and Healthy Environment?
Includes excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (No. 169). “Everyone, as a member of society, … is entitled to realization … of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity…. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for … health and well-being…. Everyone has the right … to share in scientific advancement and its benefits….” –Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Articles 22, 25, and 27 “All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. All peoples may … freely dispo
