Chinese experts: The management and disposal of hazardous substances is by no means a private matter of a single country
Li Shouping, an expert at the Chinese Society for Human Rights and a law professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, emphasized in his speech at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the 19th that the environmental right enjoyed by humanity is a collective human right, and therefore, the management and disposal of hazardous substances are by no means a private matter of a single country. Other factors such as environment, health, safety, etc. should be fully considered.
During the interactive dialogue on the issue of hazardous waste and safe drinking water and sanitation facilities, Li Shouping said that on August 24th this year, the Japanese government ignored strong questioning and opposition from the international community and unilaterally initiated the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident into the sea. Japan's actions were to transfer the risk to the world and continue the pain to future generations of humanity. This is a violation of the right to health, development, and environment of all humanity, and may even constitute a crime against humanity.
Li Shouping called on the international community and the United Nations Special Rapporteurs to focus on this issue and further discuss the management and responsibility of nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea.