A very interesting article here, particularly the last paragraph: QUOTE (abstracts) The right to security, the right to information, freedom of assembly and peaceful protest must be ensured, especially to human rights defenders, including local environmental protesters. Local populations should be fully informed of the potential environmental impacts of fracking, as well as both its advantages and disadvantages, through a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment. There are also economic, social and cultural rights to bear in mind. These include the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to health, right to water and the right to food, which are endangered by the potential for contamination of soils and water systems. [....] Basic human rights standards should trump any other policy considerations – and as yet they have been absent from the fracking debate. In an attempt to address this, our current research project is documenting the experiences of those affected by fracking internationally and analysing the related human rights implications to better understand the potential impact on human rights in the UK. theconversation/dont-let-human-rights-fall-to-wayside-in-fracking-debate-24652
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:50:21 +0000
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