Nuclear weapons test in Balochistan in perspective of Environmental law.

Nuclear weapons test in Balochistan in perspective of Environmental law.

Kachkol Ali Human rights lawyer

Pakistan is an irresponsible state is violating Article 6 of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948) which protects the fundamental recognition of the right of individual namely the right to live and also Article 6 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which is Jus Cogens and cannot be derogated by State even during the period of emergency.

Additionally Pakistan has seriously violated Article 25 & 3 on account of which the basis of a safe and healthy environment. The rights were inserted and reiterated in the 1972 Stockholm Declarations at the United Nations Conference on Environment.

Pakistan has also violated the adopted resolution on Nuclear Weapons Test and and principle 26 of the Declaration, when Pakistan tested Nuclear weapons at Ras Koh Hill Chagea in Balochistan on 28 May 1989 was also a crystal clear violation of NPT's Articles obligation. Which says that Man and his environment must be spared the effects of nuclear weapons and all other means of mass destruction.

Dilemma with United Nations and international states community is that they have not paid attention what is happening in the area where the nuclear weapons test was carried out in consequence of which environment effects directly to the health - mentally as well as physically and cancer has been spreading due to which many children have been died and there is a perpetual drought is prevailing. Rather the life of the inhabitants survival has become difficult because of change in physical, chemical and biological conditions of the environment.

In Balochistan, deforestation, soil, water degrading and desertification are in an alarming proportion and are seriously endangering the living condition due to nuclear weapons test in Chagai and international environmental law, Stockholm Conference on Human Environment (1972) & its Declaration on Human Environment, and particularly Article 6 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which is Jus Cogens and cannot be derogated by State even during the period of emergency.

Kachkol Ali Human rights lawyer
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Dated 27. 05 .20 20.