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Human Pipeline To The Continental United States: Puerto Rico’S Trafficking Of A Vulnerable Population As A Violation Of The Right To Health (2019), Sarah Dávila A.
Human Pipeline To The Continental United States: Puerto Rico’S Trafficking Of A Vulnerable Population As A Violation Of The Right To Health (2019), Sarah Dávila A.
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Submission To The U.N. Human Rights Committee In Relation To The List Of Issues Of The United States Concerning The Unsafe Dumping And Mismanagement Of Coal Ash In Puerto Rico, Sarah Dávila A.
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The IHRC has investigated the human rights abuses arising out of the environmental injustices imposed on communities in the southern municipalities of Puerto Rico that represent violations of international human rights, and specifically of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”). Since 1994, Applied Energy Systems (“AES”), a private American energy company, has been responsible for continued coal ash contamination of the southern coastal region of Puerto Rico.[i] AES coal-fired power plants in Puerto Rico have released toxic amounts of coal ash into the air and water, negatively impacting air quality and drinking water for residents in …