Human Rights and Environment
All human beings depend on the environment in which we live. A safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is integral to the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. Without a healthy environment, we are unable to fulfill our aspirations or even live at a level commensurate with minimum standards of human dignity. At the same time, protecting human rights helps to protect the environment. When people are able to learn about, and participate in, the decisions that affect them, they can help to ensure that those decisions respect their need for a sustainable environment.
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Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Aarhus Convention
Thematic Platforms
Geneva Roadmap 40/11 for Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Geneva Roadmap 40/11 for Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
InforMEA
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR
Experts
Andrés del Castillo
Andrés del Castillo is the Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).Benjamin Schachter
Benjamin Schachter is Human Rights Officer and Environment team leader at United Nations Human Rights.Carlo Oberti
Carlo Oberti is an Environment Affairs Intern at the Geneva Environment Network (September 2023 - March 2024).David Azoulay
David Azoulay is the Managing Attorney of the Center for International Environmental Law’s (CIEL) Geneva Office and the Director of CIEL’s Environmental Health Program.Ella Behlyarova
Ella Behlyarova is a Programme Manager at the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol on PRTRs.Emilia Wahlström
Emilia Wahlström is a Programme Management Officer at the UNISDR.Fiona Marshall
Fiona Marshall is an Environmental Affairs Officer and the Secretary to the Compliance Committee at the Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).Francesca Mingrone
Francesca Mingrone is a Geneva-based staff attorney for the Climate & Energy Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).Giulia Carlini
Giulia Carlini is a Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and co-chair of IPEN Toxic Plastics Working Group.Hélionor De Anzizu
Hélionor De Anzizu is a Staff Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).Ira Gibson
Ira Gibson is a Program Officer in Human Rights and Development, Peace and Security Policy at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Geneva Office.Lien Vandamme
Lien Vandamme is a Senior Campaigner for Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law's (CIEL) office in Geneva.Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.Richard Pearshouse
Richard Pearshouse is the director of Environment and Human Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW).Rossella Recupero
Rossella Recupero is a Communications Associate at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).Sandra Epal-Ratjen
Sandra Epal-Ratjen is the UN Representative and Senior Legal Adviser of the International Commission of Jurists.Sébastien Duyck
Sébastien Duyck is a Senior Attorney in the Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Campaign Manager for the Human Rights and Climate Change portfolio.Yves Lador
Yves Lador is the representative of Earthjustice to the United Nations in Geneva.Events
Body Meeting
55th regular session of the Human Rights Council | HRC55
26 Feb – 05 Apr 2024
Palais des Nations
HRC
Conference
Human Rights in Azerbaijan ahead of UNFCCC COP29 | HRC55 Side Event
21 Mar 2024 16:00 – 17:00
Palais des Nations, Room XXV
Institute for Human Rights
Body Meeting
83rd meeting of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
11 – 14 Jun 2024
Palais des Nations | Room VIII
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
56th regular session of the Human Rights Council | HRC56
18 Jun – 12 Jul 2024
Palais des Nations
HRC
Body Meeting
28th Meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention
02 – 04 Jul 2024
Palais des Nations | Room V
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
84th meeting of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
17 – 20 Sep 2024
Palais des Nations | Room VIII
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
9th meeting of the Task Force on Access to Information under the Aarhus Convention
05 – 06 Nov 2024
Palais des Nations
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
11th Meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs and Global Round Table on PRTRs
20 – 22 Nov 2024
Palais des Nations
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
85th Meeting of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
09 – 12 Dec 2024
Palais des Nations | Room IX
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
11th Meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making
12 – 13 Dec 2024
Palais des Nations
Aarhus Convention