23/11/2024
Today, is and the 35th anniversary of the landmark UN Convention on the Rights of the Child! 🧒
But what does that have to do with ecocide? 🌍
The triple planetary crises of , and endanger the rights of children set out in the Convention - in particular, their right to life, right to health and the ability to receive an education.
As many as 196 states have signed the Convention, more than any other human rights treaty. But in order to protect the rights it has set out, it is vital that we take positive, concrete action to deter actions that lead to rights violations.
Introducing accountability for mass environmental harm, known as , is one such action. By deterring the worst harm to nature and therefore combatting ecological breakdown, it would directly alleviate children’s rights violations.
It would also help states to fulfil other vital obligations set out in the convention, including non-discrimination and the right to be heard.
Last year, a Youth for ecocide law report set out why criminalising would support the rights laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
You can read the executive summary HERE 👉:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca2608ab914493c64ef1f6d/t/655b355a87741b73d17d620f/1700476257614/Ecocide+Law+and+the+Rights+of+The+Child+ex+summary+.pdf
Read the full report HERE:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ca2608ab914493c64ef1f6d/t/659d30ff20bfe061dd235fdc/1704800514746/Ecocide+Law+and+the+Rights+of+the+Child.pdf
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