This Statement by ArcDH informs the 51st session of Human Rights Council on the ongoing wave of strikes by the workers of the Sungun Copper Mine in Varziqan, East Azerbaijan, Iran. Iranian President, Raisi, visited Tabriz, as well as the Sungun Copper Mine, at the surge of the ongoing strikes …
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This Statement by ArcDH updates the 51st Session in relation to Lake Urmia, which is on the brink of a catastrophic demise. Yet it was a vibrant (1) source of ecology and the environment in the heart of Azerbaijan only 20 years ago. Every year, it needs at least 3 …
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Human Rights Council –48thSession Items 3&5: Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) 27septembre 2021 Nous saluons l’UNESCO pour son initiative concernant la célébration de l’Année Internationale des langues autochtones, en 2019. Cependant, nous nous concentrons sur la situation des minorités ethniques dont l’identité …
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The newest statistics released by the Urmia Lake Restoration Program the level of this lake has decreased by 13 cm compared to the same as the previous year and in the long term, it has decreased by 3 meters and 15 cm. Last week, Mr. Sergey Kud-Sverchkov a russian astronaut …
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The world second saltiest lake, Lake Urmu, is at the centre of a microclimatic system of one-third of Azerbaijan. Should the Iranian government fail it duties and not restore the lake by allowing it to die, the heart of Azerbaijan will die too. Now, I do not have time to …
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The risk of a complete dry-up is looming over Lake Urmu, this precious 6000 Km2 wetland, once ranked as the second largest saline lake in the world and located within Azerbaijan, Northwest of Iran. Official statistics show that some 70% of the lake has dried up since 1995. If this …
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