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Affirming also that the way hazardous substances and wastes are managed
throughout their lifecycle, including manufacturing, distribution, use and final disposal,
may have an adverse impact on the full enjoyment of human rights,
Reiterating that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated,
Reaffirming that the international community must treat all human rights in a fair
and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,
Recognizing the importance of not duplicating the work that the United Nations is
advancing under multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Basel Convention on
the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Rotterdam Convention on
the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade, to globally ensure the environmentally sound management and disposal
of hazardous substances and wastes,
1.
Takes note of the work undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the adverse
effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the
enjoyment of human rights in carrying out his mandate;
2.
Decides to extend the mandate, with the new title of Special Rapporteur on
the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal
of hazardous substances and wastes, for a further period of three years;
3.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to include in his report to the
Human Rights Council comprehensive information on the adverse effects that the improper
management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes may have on the enjoyment
of human rights, which may include information on:
(a)
Human rights issues relating to transnational corporations and other business
enterprises regarding environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous
substances and wastes;
(b)
The question of rehabilitation of and assistance to victims of human rights
violations relating to the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes;
(c)
The scope of national legislation in relation to the implications for human
rights of the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes;
(d)
The human rights implications of waste-recycling programmes, the transfer
of industries, industrial activities and technologies from one country to another and their
new trends, including e-wastes and the dismantling of ships;
(e)
The question of the ambiguities in international instruments that allow the
movement and dumping of hazardous substances and wastes, and any gaps in the
effectiveness of international regulatory mechanisms;
4.
Encourages the Special Rapporteur to carry out his mandate in close
cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, relevant United Nations
agencies, such as the World Health Organization and the International Labour
Organization, and the secretariats of relevant international environmental conventions, with
a view to mainstreaming human rights into their work and avoiding duplication;
5.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to develop, in consultation with relevant
stakeholders and with the support of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, a set of best practices with regard to the implications for
human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous
substances and wastes, to be annexed to his final report to the Human Rights Council;
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