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UN declares environmental health a non-negotiable human right.
photo by Markus Spiske  on pexels.com The United Nations has issued a decisive statement: environmental health is now a fundamental and autonomous human right. On 26 September 2025, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published General Comment No. 27 (GC No. 27), an authoritative interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). General Comments, though not treaties, are official interpretations issued b
the Observatory for Human Rights
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