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UN expert urges recognition of interdependency of environmental and human rights
February 19, 2013 by Peter Snyder
UN Independent Expert on human rights and the environment John Knox stated Tuesday that international governments must acknowledge and account for human rights when formulating environmental regulations. Knox delivered his remarks in Nairobi at the First Universal Session of the Governing Council/.... [more]
Federal government was ordered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions [this day at law]
January 29, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On January 29, 2010, US President Barack Obama ordered the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by 2020. The reduction order followed a December 2009 announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gases threatened both public health and the.... [more]
Sri Lanka lawmakers approve bill expanding police power
January 22, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The Sri Lankan Parliament on Tuesday voted 110-33 in favor of legislation extending the detention time for suspects arrested by police from 24 to 48 hours. Under the newly-amended law, titled, "Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Bill," police may detain and question a person who has.... [more]
Nations reach agreement on treaty addressing mercury use
January 20, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
More than 140 nations gathered in Geneva for a UN forum agreed on Saturday to a legally binding treaty addressing the use of mercury, a metal that is infamous for its detrimental effects on health and the environment. The treaty, named the Minamata Convention on Mercury for a city in Japan that.... [more]
Zimbabwe must make legal reforms for 2013 elections: HRW
January 10, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
Zimbabwe must still reform its current legislative and electoral environment before this year's elections, according to a report published Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). In the report, HRW stated that the unity government, established in 2009 after the 2008 elections resulted in violence,.... [more]
Costa Rica filed ICJ complaint over Nicaragua border dispute [this day at law]
November 18, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On November 18, 2010, Costa Rica filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Nicaragua of violating its territorial integrity and damaging protected wetlands, and contending that 50 Nicaraguan soldiers remained in the area. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega had.... [more]
Vermont Supreme Court permits wind power project despite local objections
October 20, 2012 by Max Slater
The Vermont Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to a proposed energy project to construct wind turbines in the Lowell Mountain Range. The challenge was filed by the Lowell Mountain Group and the towns of Albany and Craftsbury, and claims that the project would negatively affect the.... [more]
UN welcomes Nigeria plan to clean up oil contamination in Oganiland
August 2, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday welcomed a new project initiated by the government of Nigeria to resolve the oil contamination affecting the people of Ogoniland. The Nigeria decision came a year after UNEP first released a report finding that the 50-year oil operation.... [more]
DOJ asked appeals court to block injunction on oil drilling ban [this day at law]
June 25, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On June 25, 2010, the US Department of Justice asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay a district court ruling to lift a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar confirmed the appeal, stating that the ban on deepwater drilling was the.... [more]
Human rights, environmental laws necessary for sustainable development: UN report
June 20, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Integrative human rights and environmental protection laws and policies should be implemented to achieve sustainable development, according to a joint report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, which was released.... [more]
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