food

Right to food and states’ obligations

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) cites the right to food as a part of the right to a decent standard of living. In Article 25 it was stated that:

The Report made by Human Rights Watch claims that the combination of climate change and population growth is now an urgent treat to the people living in the Turkana region. As Joseph Amon, health and human rights Director at Human Rights Watch confessed, “Lake Turkana is in danger of disappearing, and the health and livelihood of the indigenous peoples of the region along with it.”