{"id":2343,"date":"2017-03-30T01:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panap.net\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2017-03-30T01:25:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T17:25:40","slug":"palestinian-children-are-not-spared-from-the-illegal-dumping-of-pesticides","status":"publish","type":"panap_updates","link":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/updates\/palestinian-children-are-not-spared-from-the-illegal-dumping-of-pesticides\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian children are not spared from the illegal dumping of pesticides"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month a joint APN-PANAP report<\/a> revealed some gruesome facts of Palestinian children suffering a myriad of health impacts. A young school child has become a victim of blood cancer. Many are asthmatic or have respiratory problems. Generally, these are the common observations among children in towns near the Israeli-operated Geshuri agrochemical manufacturing plant.<\/p>\n

Children are especially vulnerable to toxic pesticides because they breathe more air, eat more food and drink more water per unit of body weight which leads to greater exposure in a toxin-contaminated environment.<\/p>\n

Fatima Al-Zahra\u2019 School\u2019s situation is not different from that of the other schools within 500 metres of the industrial complex. Daily school routines are hindered since the chemical fumes have intensified since February 2016. The noxious gases have made it impossible for the students to carry out physical education classes or morning exercises and oftentimes, students are quarantined during school hours.<\/p>\n

The continued operation of the agrochemical plants is in violation of humans\u2019 right to health, safe environment and life. It tramples children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

Articles 6 and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child state that \u201cevery child has the inherent right to life,\u201d that the survival and development of the child must be ensured to the \u201cmaximum extent possible,\u201d and that \u201cthe right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health\u201d must be safeguarded and upheld.<\/p>\n

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, and the Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, have stated in their report, \u201cWhile scientific research confirms the adverse effects of pesticides, proving a definitive link between exposure and human diseases or conditions, or harm to the ecosystem presents a considerable challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis challenge has been exacerbated by a systematic denial, fuelled by the pesticide and agroindustry, of the magnitude of the damage inflicted by these chemicals, and aggressive, unethical marketing tactics remain unchallenged.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rapporteurs have also called for buffer zones to be put in place to safeguard children from the effects of pesticide exposure while waiting for pesticides to be phased out.<\/p>\n

We strongly call for the dismantling the Geshuri pesticide factory, and the other factories in the industrial settlements, under the guidance of a team of international and Palestinian experts, in order to prevent further health and environmental damage, and to remediate the land and return it to Palestinians<\/p>\n

#StopPoisoningPalestine #PesticidesFreeWorld<\/strong><\/p>\n

TAKE ACTION >><\/strong> Join us in taking a stand for children\u2019s health<\/a><\/p>\n

SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY >><\/strong> Stop Poisoning Palestine<\/a><\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD & READ >><\/strong> Human Rights and Toxic Chemicals in the Occupied West Bank (Palestine)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month a joint APN-PANAP report revealed some gruesome facts of Palestinian children suffering a myriad of health impacts. A young school child has become a victim of blood cancer. Many are asthmatic or have respiratory problems. Generally, these are the common observations among children in towns near the Israeli-operated Geshuri agrochemical manufacturing plant. Children…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2346,"template":"","update_categories":[115],"class_list":["post-2343","panap_updates","type-panap_updates","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_categories-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/2343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/panap_updates"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panap_updates\/2343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"update_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panap.net\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update_categories?post=2343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}