EDO provided this submission to the UN Special Rapporteur investigating the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. Our submission provides insights into how Australian law does not protect human rights to be free of toxic pollutants, and changes that must be made at a national and subnational level to protect these rights.
EDO submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
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EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.