Waste management in crisis: warning to the IACHR about environmental, social, and health Impacts
In Argentina, 45,000 tons of waste are generated daily, of which nearly 25% ends up in open dumps—direct sources of methane gas emissions. The Milei administration has recently authorized the importation of waste materials, exacerbating social and environmental harms. On Thursday, July 24, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held a regional hearing on […]
Alliance for Andean Wetlands: key points of the Advisory Opinion on minerals and rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights outlined in its Advisory Opinion No. 32 (OC-32), released on July 3, 2025, how human rights must be ensured in the face of the climate emergency. This landmark opinion sets the course for the protection of both valuable ecosystems and the rights of people in Latin America -a region […]
Argentina’s First ICCA: An Achievement of Indigenous Communities of the Torna Lickana Network in Salinas Grandes, Salta
Ten Indigenous communities of the Torna Lickana Network have achieved international recognition of their territory as a “Territory of Life” on a global platform—an acknowledgment of their vital role in conserving nature through the stewardship of high Andean wetlands. On June 27, the first territory in Argentina was added to the ICCA Registry: the Territory […]
Energy transition and human rights: meetings with representatives of the UN, the IACHR and Social Organizations
As part of the academic visit to Argentina by international human rights referents -and following the publication of the new Advisory Opinion 32 of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), which establishes a new legal standard by stating that American States have the duty to address the climate emergency as a human rights obligation—, […]