The “death ship” carrying toxic waste

20/09/2022

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
51st session
12 September – 7 October 2022

[Excerpt from the declaration]

After mentioning the illegal exploitation of gold and the suffering of the Yanomami people, CETIM and its partners draw the attention of the Human Rights Council to the dismantling of the ship NAe São Paulo (formerly the aircraft carrier Foch), carrying toxic waste, which was travelling from Brazil to the Aliaga shipyard in Turkey.

Read the CETIM’s oral statement

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