Greenwashing and Human Rights Issues in Palestine
Subject Areas : environmental low
Hadi Salehi
1
*
,
Elham Heidari
2
1 - Assistant Professor of Public Law at Shiraz University. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - PhD Graduate of Public Law at Shiraz University.
Keywords: Greenwashing, Third Generation of Human Rights, Solidarity Rights, Right to a Healthy Environment. ,
Abstract :
In the contemporary era, environmental challenges such as water scarcity, climate change, and the imbalance between population and natural resources have drawn the attention of both governments and nations to the issue of the right to a healthy environment and environmental justice. The human rights dimensions of environmental issues have given rise to a phenomenon known as "greenwashing." Greenwashing refers to the use of environmental protection and human rights measures as a cover for destroying the ecosystem of a region and displacing its inhabitants in order to achieve certain colonial goals, such as the neo-colonial replacement of countries. This article employs a descriptive and analytical approach to examine how greenwashing leads to the violation of solidarity rights. Focusing on the destructive actions of the Zionist regime on the environment of occupied Palestinian territories, this research concludes that contemporary neo-colonialism, in the guise of greenwashing, not only makes colonial actions untraceable but also attracts the support of international and regional organizations.
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