THE RIGHTS TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, APPROPRIATE FOOD, WATER AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THE CASE OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, MEMBER OF THE LHAKA HONHAT (OUR LAND) ASSOCIATION VS ARGENTINA IN IACHR
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https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2020.i02.15Keywords:
Indigenous peoples Argentina; Right to a healthy environment; Right to food, right to water; Right to cultural identityAbstract
The case Lhaka Honhat (Our Land) is the first in the IACHR related with the claim of the indigenous communities in Argentina. The final decision of the case was stated the 6th of February 2020. The IACHR considered that the State is responsible for the violation of the right of participate in a cultural life, contained in the cultural identity, to a healthy environment, appropriate nutrition and water, stated in the article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights. This is the first precedent regarding social rights and indigenous peoples. The investigation will address: the importance and progress of the resolutions of the IACHR, related with indigenous peoples; the main judgments that support the differentiated analysis of civil and political rights regarding economic, social and cultural rights; and the rights to a healthy environment, to adequate food, to water and to cultural identity and peculiarities in relation to indigenous peoples.
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