Human Rights Watch: South African Court Urges Action on Deadly Air Pollution
March 25, 2022
March 25, 2022
NEW YORK, March 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
On March 18 a South African court issued a landmark judgment declaring that Mpumalanga province's unsafe level of air pollution is in breach of residents' section 24(a) constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being, along with other constitutional rights.
Mpumalanga's deadly air is a consequence of South Africa's heavy reliance on c . . .
On March 18 a South African court issued a landmark judgment declaring that Mpumalanga province's unsafe level of air pollution is in breach of residents' section 24(a) constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health and well-being, along with other constitutional rights.
Mpumalanga's deadly air is a consequence of South Africa's heavy reliance on c . . .