Toxic Pollution Demands ‘Immediate, Ambitious Action’

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Morning haze and smog envelops the skyline in New Delhi, India, November 5, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Altaf Qadri A new report by United Nations experts is raising renewed alarms about toxic pollution’s devastating impact on human rights. A particular focus of the report, presented at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, is on so-called “sacrifice zones.” These are areas where disadvantaged communities suffer extreme exposure to toxic chemicals, and where their rights are intentionally compromised – ostensibly for economic growth. There are shocking examples…

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