John H Knox
@JohnHKnox
John H. Knox is a law professor at Wake Forest University. From 2012 to 2018, he was the first UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment.
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#GenderApartheid tracker:
A thread of references to #GenderApartheid by officials & experts
1) António Guterres:
'In #Afghanistan , unprecedented, systemic attacks on women’s.. rights & the flouting of intl obligations are creating gender-based apartheid'
bit.ly/3oJExAx
As the landmark judgement in the KlimaSeniorinnen case sets a global precedent for #ClimateJustice , the UN Special Rapporteur urges the Council of Europe to recognise the right to a healthy environment. swissinfo.ch/eng/internatio…
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of #IndigenousPeoples calls for moratorium on #CarbonMarkets
by Chris Lang is on @reddmonitor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/reddmonito…
🧑⚖️On the final day of Inter-American Court of Human Rights #AdvisoryOpinion hearings, CIEL & partners are focused on States' duty to uphold the #RightToRemedy & phase out #FossilFuels .
In this session, we are urging Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos to make history by naming the 🐘 in the room...⛽️
📺youtube.com/watch?v=TWJWHS…
On #EarthDay2024 🌳, it's important to remember that those defending the Amazon rainforest, a vital climate regulator and the world's most biodiverse region, are under constant violent attack and require greater protection.
crisisgroup.org/latin-america-… Crisis Group Latinoamérica Crisis Group
We marched today to demand a strong and ambitious Global #PlasticsTreaty
Together with indigenous peoples, frontline communities, advocates, and concerned citizens from across the world we raised our voices to remind negotiators of what’s at stake at INC4.
Plastics know no border.
Every living being & every part of the planet are harmed by plastics & their production.
To #BeatPlasticPollution , we need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that upholds human rights & addresses the full life cycle of plastics.
unep.org/news-and-stori…
I'm thankful to UN Environment Programme + John H Knox for the opportunity to contribute to the development of human rights guidelines for conservation groups and conservation funders. Bringing conservation efforts in line with human rights standards is crucial to secure a just transition.
📢 🔜 ⚖ 🇪🇺 Several upcoming webinars unpacking key lessons from landmark judgments of the European Court of #HumanRights in #ClimateJustice cases (including the history-making judicial victory in the @KlimaSeniorinnen v. 🇨🇭 Switzerland case):
🧵A short thread with key dates⬇️
⚡️⚖️a few snapshots from the landmark #ClimateJustice decision delivered today by the 🇪🇺European Court of Human Rights in Klimaseniorinnen v. 🇨🇭Switzerland
🧵a short thread focusing on the scope of substantive obligations of States...⬇️
From our archives: Using satellite data and smartphone technology, Panama's Indigenous people are tracking loggers who illegally encroach on their lands.
Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3KZy5Le
Immensely proud & humbled to be nominated as next Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy & sustainable environment
Honored to be the first woman & person from the Global South, on the mandate, and to follow amazing legacy from John H Knox and SREnvironment 🙌🏽