The UN Human Rights Council has recognised the right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Activists hope this will lead to greater government action on climate change.
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At the end of June, an expert panel will propose a definition for a new crime, which could be added to the Rome Statute—ecocide, the destruction of the environment.
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Proposed “Ecocide” Draft Could Make Environmental Damage An International Crime
Universally revered human rights lawyers are gathering momentum to make the destruction of ecosystems an internationally-recognised crime.
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