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UPSC Key: Union Carbide Toxic Waste, Thali Index and Digital Services Tax
01 Jul 2025 15:12 GMT
… disposal of Union Carbide toxic waste?
Story continues below this … in transporting and incinerating toxic waste, especially in densely populated … against the disposal of toxic waste had broken out in … the UN stands for, human rights norms and how nations …
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Toxic Waste Stored In An Abandoned Mine In France Highlights A Global Problem
23 Jun 2025 17:16 GMT
… was hatched to bury toxic waste in the abandoned mine. … the plan to solve the toxic waste problem never materialized, and … ecosystems throughout central Europe.
Toxic Waste In Abandoned Mines
We think … the European Court of Human Rights to follow the advice of …
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Coordinated Actions Expose Chevron's Destruction, Human Rights Violations and Genocide
24 May 2025 00:50 GMT
… its violation of human rights, environmental devastation and … of environmental destruction and human rights abuses. “
“Anti- … billions of gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon … its sordid record of human rights violations, environmental devastation …
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Democracy under Attack: Why the World Needs a New UN Special Rapporteur
02 Jul 2025 19:06 GMT
… everything from torture to toxic waste through specialised rapporteurs, … Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes that ‘public … Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a broad coalition … UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on human rights, …
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Nigeria’s Trans Niger oil pipeline bursts: Rights group
16 May 2025 06:12 GMT
… community in Ogoniland, an environmental rights group said on Thursday.
This is … residents have long complained of toxic waste and little compensation.
Nigerian oil …
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UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Drug Decriminalization, Saying Prohibition Is ‘Failing’ Communities Across The World
05 May 2025 17:25 GMT
… ) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called drug … smarter policies based on human rights, that choose inclusion … and the dumping of toxic waste.”
Prohibition should be … contributing to international human rights violations and environmental harms …
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Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
21 Mar 2025 13:18 GMT
… rapporteur on toxics and human rights, in partnership with … Corps of Engineers violated human rights long recognized in … awareness of military toxic waste by the United Nations … human rights is collecting public input on military activities and toxic waste …
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In wake of military toxic waste issue, Sivuqaq residents to lobby in D.C. for cleanup
11 Mar 2025 19:13 GMT
A delegation of Sivuqaq (also known as St. Lawrence Island) Yupik residents plan to lobby in Washington, D.C. the week of March 10-14 for removal of toxic wastes left by military installations that have caused serious harm to people and wildlife on their …
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Maharashtra: State Human Rights Commission Takes Action Against Severe Pollution in Godavari River
23 Feb 2025 12:52 GMT
… , 23rd February 2025: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has intervened in … of sewage, industrial effluents, and toxic waste at Nava Ghat, posing grave …
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Italy ordered to act on toxic waste crisis tied to soaring cancer rates
21 Feb 2025 14:09 GMT
… illegally dumped and burned toxic waste in an area … Human Rights ruled that Italy failed to protect millions of residents from toxic waste … The illegal disposal of toxic waste in Italy highlights a … for other regions where toxic waste disposal has been ignored, …