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Yersil Sanchez - ELAW Interview Series
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Jun 18 09
Witnessed: 1794 veces
Regions: Panama
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Environment, Sustainable development
Tags: Aarhus Convention, access to information, ELAW, environmental governance, environmental justice, interview, natural resources
Access to information is one of cornerstones of international law. According to Yersil Sanchez of the Environmental Advocacy Center, a lack of such access is holding back Latin America’s human rights framework. Without this relevant information, populations neglected by development projects will never know the precedence of human rights legislation passed internationally. This interview is part of the special ELAW series - learn more here.
MORE ON PANAMA
Environmental Advocacy Center (Spanish)
Freedom of Information Legislature in Panama
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (Right to Information source)
International Labour Organization
Text by WITNESS intern Dave Taub
[Thanks to our amazing team of interns that made these interviews possible!]
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