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Meet the UN’s top expert on the right to a healthy environment

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Astrid Puentes Riaño is the United Nations' new special rapporteur for human rights and environment. (Courtesy)
Astrid Puentes Riaño is the United Nations' new special rapporteur for human rights and environment. (Courtesy)

A lawyer who won a landmark case in Peru on behalf of families sickened by pollution has a new task: defending everyone’s right to a healthy environment.

Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Astrid Puentes Riaño, the United Nations' new special rapporteur for human rights and environment.

This segment aired on August 5, 2024.

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