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While Special Procedures present unique opportunities for rights-holders' participation and analysis, inconsistent participation avenues across mandates and reliance on individual mandate-holders' initiative and available resources hinder their effectiveness.

Big pharma and vaccine hoarding governments are responsible for 1.3 million avoidable deaths in the first year of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. That is 1 death every 24 seconds. As a test of international cooperation and human rights, this is nothing short of abject failure.

We note that the Expert pointed out the seriousness of the fact that in 40 years of democracy, the Argentine State, which tried those responsible for the last civil-military dictatorship, has not implemented any mechanism to find the truth in relation to the foreign debt taken by the dictatorship itself. For at least 30 years there has been a social demand to audit foreign debt and cancel the debt contracted by the dictatorship, because it is not legitimate.

Destacamos que la Experta ha señalado la gravedad del hecho de que en 40 años de democracia el Estado argentino, que juzgó a los responsables de la última dictadura cívico-militar, no implementó ningún mecanismo para hallar la verdad en relación a la deuda externa tomada por la misma dictadura. Desde hace al menos 30 años ha habido un reclamo social de que se audite la deuda externa y que no se pague la deuda contraída por la dictadura, porque no es legítima.

We welcome the report presented by the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Saludamos el informe presentado por el Relator Especial sobre los derechos humanos y el disfrute de un medio ambiente seguro, limpio, saludable y sostenible.

Side-event during the 52nd session on the UN Human Rights Council Monday 20 March 13:00 to 14:00 CEST In person: Palais des Nations, Room XXII Online on Zoom: https://bit.ly/HealthRightsSRI

Evento paralelo durante la 52ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU Lunes 20 de marzo 13:00 a 14:00 CET En persona: Palais des Nations, Sala XXII En línea en Zoom: https://bit.ly/HealthRightsSRI

Évènement parallèle dans le cadre de la 52e session du Conseil des droits de l’Homme de l’ONU Lundi, 20 Mars, 13:00 à 14:00 CET

SRI Statement to the Full-Day High-Level Meeting on the Right to Development at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council.