A/HRC/33/59 113. The representative of Mozambique stressed the need to pay attention to rural women through special measures to ensure that they could own and inherit land and had access to bank loans. 114. The representative of the European Union made specific comments regarding, inter alia, articles 19 (1), 19 (6) and 24, and reiterated the position of the European Union against those rights as standalone rights. 115. The representative of the United States stated that the United States did not support article 19. Regarding article 20 (3), the right to be free from the adverse impacts of climate change was not recognized, and could be detrimental to ongoing climate negotiations. Regarding article 17, the representative stated that, although States might have obligations under instruments such as the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the issue of the disposal of hazardous chemicals within a country was a matter of domestic law. 116. The representative of LVC reiterated the support of that organization for the draft and, in particular, for the inclusion of the rights to land, seeds, access to justice, means of production and biodiversity. Those rights were key in a context marked by land grabbing. 117. The representative of the Community Self-Reliance Centre requested the inclusion of a strong reference to comprehensive land reform under article 19, with specific mention of women’s rights to land, and made specific suggestions regarding the obligations of States. 118. The representative of Switzerland stated the openness of that country to including new rights in the declaration and requested that comments made in previous sessions be taken into account in the revised draft. 119. The representative of Egypt expressed recognition of the importance of articles 19-24 but expressed the wish to see those rights drafted in a balanced manner so that States could have some margin when implementing them, in line with their national agricultural policies and legislation in force. The representative suggested alternative wording for articles 19, 20, 21, 23 and 24. 120. The representative of LVC stressed the need to develop global instruments protecting the rights to seeds, lands and biodiversity, and highlighted the importance of local seed banks. 121. The representative of the Russian Federation requested the addition of “not conflicting with national legislation” in article 19. 122. The representative of Ecuador stated that the human rights system needed further improvement and development, including through the recognition of new rights. The representative insisted on the importance of addressing the issue of hazardous materials in the declaration. 123. The representative of União Nacional de Camponeses (LVC member in Mozambique) reiterated support for the draft and in particular for the right to food sovereignty. 124. The representative of the Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed support for the rights contained in articles 19-24 and for the collective dimension of those rights, and proposed the language of “collective rights individually recognized” in order to ensure that individuals and women in particular were granted fair and equal access to resources, the commons and biodiversity. 125. The representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela stated that articles 19-24 were fundamental to guarantee peasants’ rights and expressed full support for the right to 16