Rights body urges all govts to book polluters, cater justice to victims

Kathmandu, June 5: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged all three tiers of government to book the environment polluters in line with legal provisions.     

NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel issued a press note on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Wednesday and made aware the governments they that could take immediate measures to ensure 'polluters pay principle' which seeks action to the polluters and cater justice to the victims of environmental degradation and pollution. He also asked the governments to constitutionally guarantee the 'polluters pay principle'.     

"In order to guarantee citizens' right to clean environment, the governments need to enforce previous recommendations of NHRC, and adhere to the constitutional and legal provisions on it," Pokhrel made aware, adding that it is time to adopt human rights friendly developments. The governments should coordinate to check the unscientific exploitation of nature and rising environmental pollution, and launch meaningful programmes to minimize adverse impacts.     

The NHRC further explained the rise of erratic weather events including increased temperature, drying up of water sources, loss of vegetation, and disaster causing human displacements.     

Even human deserves rights to live in a safe, healthy and clean environment, it underlined.(RSS)