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Exploitation by Exposure Human Rights and Toxics Baskut Tuncak, CHE-Alaska call-in, March 27, 2019

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Page 1: Exploitation by Exposure...Mar 27, 2019  · Exploitation by Exposure Human Rights and Toxics Baskut Tuncak, CHE-Alaska call-in, March 27, 2019 UN Human Rights Council: Mandate on

ExploitationbyExposureHumanRightsandToxics

BaskutTuncak,CHE-Alaskacall-in,March27,2019

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UNHumanRightsCouncil:MandateonHumanRightsand“Toxics”

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Activitiesandprioritiesofthemandate

•  Annualreports–  2015:righttoinformation–  2016:rightsofthechild–  2017:goodpractices–  2018:workerrights–  2018:strongerglobal

controls–  2019:principlesonworker’s

rights(Sept.)–  2019:righttofreedomfrom

exposure(Oct.)

•  Casesofallegedviolations–  CommunicationswithStates

&businesses

•  Countryvisits–  Kazakhstan,SouthKorea,

Germany,UnitedKingdom,Denmark&Greenland,SierraLeone,Canada(upcoming)

•  Priorities

–  Childhoodexposure–  Workers–  Indigenouspeoples–  Businessandhumanrights–  Awarenessraising

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TheHumanRightsNarrative

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UNConventionontheRightsoftheChild

Humanrightsofevery*child•  Highestattainablestandardof

health•  Physical(bodily)integrity•  Life,survivalandmaximum

development•  Tobeheard•  (Amongothers…)

Dutiesofevery*State•  Preventionofchildhoodexposure

totoxics•  Child’sbestinterestsasaprimary

considerationinrelevantlaws&policies

*EverycountryexcepttheUnitedStatesisapartytotheCRC

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Casestudy:KoreanHumidifierSterilizers

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HumanRightsasRights

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Rights,notprivileges

Ø  LifeØ  Health,highestattainable

standardofØ  Clean&safewaterØ  Safe&nutritiousfoodØ  AdequatehousingØ  Child’srightstosurvival,health&

maximumdevelopmentØ  Information&participationØ  Freedomsofexpression,

association&assemblyØ  Safe,clean,healthyand

sustainableenvironment

Ø  Physical(bodily)integrityØ  Safe&healthyworkØ  PriorinformedconsentØ  AneffectiveremedyØ  Dignityandequality,self-

determination

Ø  Non-discrimination:peopleinpoverty,children,olderpersons,differentgenders,indigenouspeoples,migrants,minoritiesandotherwisemarginalizedcommunities

Ø  Amongothers…

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Whatissafe,cleanandhealthy?

Towhatextentdowehavearightnottobeexposedtotoxics?

Mr.DewayneLeeJohnson,glyphosateclaimant

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CaseStudy:LondonAirPollution

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CaseStudy:Exportsofbannedpesticides

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Contactdetails

Mr.BaskutTuncakØ  UNSpecialRapporteuron

humanrightsandhazardoussubstancesandwasteswww.srtoxics.org

Ø  Founder,CommonRights

www.common-rights.com

Email: [email protected]: @baskut08@srtoxics