BackIn Hungary one of the tasks of the commissioner for fundamental rights that requires priority under the law is the protection of children’s rights. As part of a project which has been running since his entering upon duties, Ombudsman Máté Szabó will explore the issue of children’s right to a healthy environment in 2013.
During the inquiries of the project, the commissioner will rely not solely on previous related works of the parliamentary commissioner for future generations and the parliamentary commissioner for the national and ethnic minorities rights but on the results of the project 2011 on children’s physical-mental health and provisions of the Basic Law and the UN Convention on the rights of the child, as well.
Environment has positive and negative impacts on human rights. It plays a vital role in ensuring human life, producing food and raw materials essential for the industry and development. At the same time, some environmental risk factors like excessive radiation or contaminated drinking water may endanger people’s fundamental right to life. Persons exposed to the dangerous effects of contaminated soil, air, food or drinking water on reserves may have their health get worse, may suffer from genetic defects or have reduced quality of life.
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Source: Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
