Oral statement on Toxic Waste

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Human Rights Council, 9th session Oral Statement item 3 – interactive dialogue with SR on Toxic Waste Geneva, 9 September 2008 As the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights notes in his report, « poverty encourages desperate measures and practices among developing countries including the indiscriminate acceptance of hazardous (...) - www.fidh.org [english] / Human Right Council, Economic Social & Cultural Rights

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