States’ Human Rights Obligations in the Context of Climate Change – 2020 Update

Focused Notes, which are available below, provide a more specific summary and analysis of the work of four treaty bodies with respect to States’ human rights obligations in the context of climate change.

• The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women and recommendations by the CEDAW Committee

• The Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and recommendations by the CESCR Committee

• The Convention on the Rights of the Child and recommendations by the CRC Committee  

• The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and recommendations by the Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

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