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10 Dec 2015

Author:
Laurie Goering & Megan Rowling, Reuters (UK)

Weakened rights language in Paris climate draft sparks alarm

Rights experts urged ministers at U.N. climate talks to put respect for human rights back into the binding section of a draft new global deal to tackle global warming…“We would certainly think human rights is not something that should be dropped,” said Benjamin Schachter of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights…"Incredibly, references to human rights have been stripped from…this U.N. agreement on…Human Rights Day," said Friends of the Earth International climate justice coordinator Sara Shaw…A report from the U.N. Environment Programme said the environmental impacts of climate change pose a threat to human rights, including the rights to health, food, water and adequate housing…Joni Pegram, climate change policy advisor with the U.N. children's agency Unicef UK, said combating climate change and helping communities adapt should be about ensuring the rights of children, particularly the poorest, and other vulnerable groups, including migrants, indigenous peoples and women…

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