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Human rights and environment: The situation of environmental human rights defenders in Latin America, and the legal and institutional obstacles in their work

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  • María Francisca Aguilar Campos Universidad de Chile
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2020): Anuario Derechos Humanos
https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2279.2020.53136

Abstract

In recent decades in Latin America, the right to live in a healthy environ-ment has been developing and gaining importance, to the point that its undeniable link with human rights has been recognized by the international community; this will be addressed in the first and second parts of the article. In this context, the rights of the communities and the investment projects that seek to exploit natural resource-rich areas usually converge in non-peaceful situations. Faced with these challenges, environmental defenders promote and protect the human rights, with special focus on the environment and affected cultural identity. However, they are often subjected to threats and even physical violence and death. Although international declarations support the rights of environmental defenders, domestic laws often undermine these protections; the third part of the article will specify these aspects and the cases of institutional and legal dif-ficulties that they face in the region. Finally, some good practices are presented in the region for the protection of environmental defenders.

Keywords:

Human rights, environment, human rights defenders, environmental defenders, Escazú Agreement

Author Biography

María Francisca Aguilar Campos, Universidad de Chile

María Francisca Aguilar Campos es abogada de la Corte Suprema de Chile. Diplomada en Derecho Ambiental «Instrumentos de Gestión Ambiental: Nuevas Tendencias», de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile, y licenciada en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de la misma casa de estudios. Antes consultora en División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos, Cepal, Naciones Unidas;
y actualmente abogada de la Unidad Ambiental de la División Legal de la Dirección General de Aguas. Ayudante de la cátedra Clínica Jurídica Ambiental de la Universidad de Chile.

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Aguilar Campos, M. F. (2020). Human rights and environment: The situation of environmental human rights defenders in Latin America, and the legal and institutional obstacles in their work. Anuario De Derechos Humanos, 16(1), 61–79. https://doi.org/10.5354/0718-2279.2020.53136
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