Earthjustice Congratulates Newly Appointed United Nations Special Rapporteurs Astrid Puentes Riano and Elisa Morgera
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 5, 2024:
Today at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ms. Astrid Puentes Riano was appointed the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Ms. Puentes Riano, a Colombian lawyer and expert on international law based in Mexico, is the first person from the global South and the first woman of color to be appoin . . .
Today at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ms. Astrid Puentes Riano was appointed the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Ms. Puentes Riano, a Colombian lawyer and expert on international law based in Mexico, is the first person from the global South and the first woman of color to be appoin . . .