Commission 6: Protection of Environment and Right to Health – Paris 2005

Sub-themes, among other topics, included:

• Right to health, shelter and welfare and role of WHO;
• Right to sustainable development – practice and results?
• Devising remedial measures against countries polluting environment and creating hazardous conditions of health and welfare of the people
• Civil and criminal liability of Trans-National Corporations {TNCs} for destruction of environment and natural resources
• Depleted Uranium – chemical warfare – dangerous long-term consequences to health – situation in Japan – Vietnam – Koreas.

Download papers from Commission 6 (Paris 2005):

French:

• La guerre chimique au Vietnam Une catastrophe chimique sans precedent Droit des victimes a la reparation.pdf (386 KB)

English:

• East Asia in the 21et Century and the Constitution of Japan.pdf (656.98 KB)
• Environmental protection and the right to health by Sonia Borges Coelho.pdf (741.29 KB)
• Let’s reinforce our international solidarity for People’s security by MIWA Takashi.pdf (279.82 KB)
• Peace to the Power of 9.pdf (340.52 KB)
• Report on Okinawa Issues.pdf (625.53 KB)
• RIGHT TO HEALTH, SHELTER, WELFARE AND ROLE OF WHO by INDIRA RAVEENDRAN.pdf (435.62 KB)
• The Campaign to Seek Compensation for Japan’s Policy of Isolating Hansen’s Disease Sufferers.pdf (672.35 KB)
• The situation of old and abandoned chemical weapons.pdf (266.83 KB)