HRC 62 Snow Leopard and the CKU Railway: A Human Rights Council Side Event on Climate, Biodiversity, and the Right to a Healthy Environment

HRC 62 Snow Leopard and the CKU Railway: A Human Rights Council Side Event on Climate, Biodiversity, and the Right to a Healthy Environment

by | Jul 6, 2026 | HRC 62, news

CAP Liberté de Conscience, Global Human Rights Defence, and United Village co-hosted a side event at the Palais des Nations during HRC 62 on the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway and its impact on snow leopard habitat and high-mountain ecosystems in Kyrgyzstan. Speakers including Gary Cartwright (EU Today) and Sascha Fass (former Danish MP) called for full publication of Environmental Impact Assessments, independent ecological review, and EU GSP+ leverage to ensure transparency, public participation, and protection of the right to a healthy environment.

HRC 62 Oral Statement: China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway, Snow Leopard Habitat and the Right to a Healthy Environment

HRC 62 Oral Statement: China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway, Snow Leopard Habitat and the Right to a Healthy Environment

by | Jul 6, 2026 | HRC 62, news

CAP Liberté de Conscience delivered an oral statement at HRC 62 through EU Today editor Gary Cartwright, addressing the human rights and climate change implications of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway. The statement highlights risks to snow leopard habitat, fragile mountain ecosystems, and water security in Kyrgyzstan, calling for full disclosure of Environmental Impact Assessments, independent ecological review, and meaningful participation by affected communities. It affirms that the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment must be upheld in major infrastructure decisions.

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