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Following 15 years of advocacy by AIDA to establish the link between environmental and human rights harms, and in a decision that incorporates many arguments provided by AIDA in written and oral testimony, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognizes the right to a healthy environment as fundamental to human existence, adopts environmental protection as part of the obligation to protect human rights, and recognizes the link between climate change and human rights.

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07/01/2018

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