One of the world’s most dangerous extractive industries is mining. While hazardous substances and waste from mining inflict havoc on the environment, the human rights of those working in the mining industry and the people living nearby are also negatively impacted, says the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes.
“The unsound management of hazardous substances and waste from extractive industries contributes to overall environmental pollution which may have serious effects on the right to health and the right to life,” says former UN Special Rapporteur Calin Georgescu, in his final report that was presented at the 21st Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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