Los plaguicidas peligrosos y su impacto en los derechos humanos

The document outlines how hazardous pesticides impact human health and the environment, specifically in developing countries, and maps these impacts to violations of international human rights laws. It emphasizes the responsibility of states to protect citizens and the obligation of companies to respect human rights through due diligence. Key rights identified as being at risk include the right to life, the right to the highest attainable standard of health, the right to food, the right to information, and the specific protections afforded to workers and children.

• The economic and health costs associated with hazardous pesticides in Sub-Saharan Africa are so significant that they exceed the Official Development Assistance (ODA) received by countries in that region.
• The use of hazardous pesticides threatens several fundamental human rights established in international treaties, including the right to life (ICCPR Article 6), the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health (ICESCR Article 12), and the right to adequate food (UDHR Article 25 and ICESCR Article 11).
• Workers' rights are specifically compromised by hazardous pesticides, including the right to information about chemical hazards and the right to withdraw from dangerous situations where there is a reasonable belief of imminent and serious danger to health or safety, as recognized by ILO Convention 170.
• Children are at a higher risk from hazardous pesticides; international standards such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and ILO conventions protect children's rights to health, life, and protection from work that damages their health or safety.
• To prevent human rights abuses, states must implement policies, laws, and regulations to investigate and repair harms, while companies must adopt human rights due diligence policies to address negative impacts resulting from their operations.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). Los plaguicidas peligrosos y su impacto en los derechos humanos. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HR_Pesticides_SPA1.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Los plaguicidas peligrosos y su impacto en los derechos humanos. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HR_Pesticides_SPA1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndlos, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Los plaguicidas peligrosos y su impacto en los derechos humanos}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HR_Pesticides_SPA1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }