The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should rally legislators to approve the Escazú Agreement, more than X Brazilian and international organizations said today in a letter to Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha. The regional agreement protects the rights to access to information and public participation in decision-making processes on environmental matters and contains specific provisions for protecting environmental human rights defenders.
This submission focuses on the right to self-determination of Indigenous peoples, access to adequate health care including sexual and reproductive health services, comprehensive sexuality education, government-endorsed online learning, the protection of education from attacks, and the rights of persons with disabilities.
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