Landmark decision’ gives legal teeth to protect environmental defenders – International People Search

October 22, 2021 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Travel 0

A 46-strong group of countries across the wider European region has agreed to establish a new legally binding mechanism that would protect environmental defenders, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said on Friday.

from UN News – Human Rights https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/10/1103792
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