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Bid to give Scots legal human right to healthy environment - as ministers miss targets to stop species extinction
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Bid to give Scots legal human right to healthy environment - as ministers miss targets to stop species extinction A coalition of environmental groups are demanding that the right to a healthy and safe environment is enshrined in Scots law as a human right in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. The Scottish Environment LINK (SEL) coalition of more than 30 leading charities remains concerned that not enough is being done to protect the nation’s natural environment, wildlife and air and water quality after the UK quit Europe at the end of the year.
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Naomi McAuliffe is Amnesty International’s Scotland programme director AMNESTY International has said Scotland has the opportunity to be a world leader with new human rights laws. Scottish Government Equalities Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville yesterday unveiled the proposals, which would see legislation introduced to improve human rights for women, disabled people and minority ethnic communities. The bill would also have a key impact on poverty, housing, health, social care, drugs policy and other issues. The four UN treaties are the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.