Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

This briefing note reviews the 2023 activities of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) regarding climate change, noting its inclusion of the topic in two Concluding Observations (COB) and two List of Issues (LOIs).

• In 2023, the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) addressed climate change through its State review procedure in two Concluding Observations (COB) and two List of Issues (LOIs), reversing a decline in activity seen in the previous year.
• The CCPR expressed concern regarding Brazil's lack of substantial action to mitigate climate change and environmental degradation, specifically citing extensive deforestation in the Amazon and the absence of an adequate legal and institutional framework for its protection.
• The CCPR's 2023 reviews focused on specific obligations including the rights of environmental defenders, the requirement for free, prior and informed consent for Indigenous Peoples, and the necessity of informed and meaningful participation.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). Human Rights Committee (CCPR). https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HRTB-Synthesis-Note-2024_CIEL_GIESCR_Human-Rights-Committee-CCPR.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Human Rights Committee (CCPR). n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HRTB-Synthesis-Note-2024_CIEL_GIESCR_Human-Rights-Committee-CCPR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndhuman, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Human Rights Committee (CCPR)}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HRTB-Synthesis-Note-2024_CIEL_GIESCR_Human-Rights-Committee-CCPR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }