WikiForHumanRights/Topic List

This page includes a list of priority topics identified by UN Human Rights and UNEP that are in scope for bonus points. If you want further inspiration, see the 2021 list or 2022 list.

2023 focuses on topics related to the intersection of toxics and pollution with Human Rights .

Human rights concepts

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	cy	de	en	es	fr	it	ja	mk	pt	ru	tr	tt	zh	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1		Environmental Rule of Law	application of rule of law to the fields of environment and sustainability	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q111317919	1
2		mining and human rights	intersectional topic, related to mining's impact on human rights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q111317971	0
3		Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights	UN Special Rapporteur	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q111317993	3
4		Right to an effective remedy		-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Q113023546	2
5		Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	United Nations resolution	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q1138309	6
6		Human right to water and sanitation	Human right recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	10	Q1138853	5
7		Oceans defender	human rights and environmental defenders focused on protecting the oceans	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116447968	1
8		right to housing	economic and social right	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	13	Q1849028	5	+
9		environmental racism	environmental injustice that occurs within a racialized context both in practice and policy.	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q2491965	2	+
10		Right to food	human right protecting the right of people to feed themselves in dignity	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	10	Q25616	4	+
11		bodily integrity	human right to personal autonomy, self-ownership, and self-determination	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	5	Q25915498	3
12		right to health	human right described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and many other documents	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	10	Q2919435	3	+
13		environmental conflict	disagreement around natural resources	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	7	Q5683226	3
14		United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	framework for how businesses should operate within human rights	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	8	Q7888424	6	+
15		children's rights	human rights of children	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	15	Q8354948	3	+
16		intergenerational equity	term	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	11	Q1502025	2
17		business and human rights	key concept and field of work in human rights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q106132918	3
18		environmental justice	term	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	10	Q1479527	2
19		future generation	generations to come in the future	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	8	Q954025	1
Σ	→ Autolist			13	6	13	12	15	12	12	3	6	2	11	8	7	1	2	11	134	avg: 7\8\44%	55

International conventions

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	cy	de	en	es	fr	it	ja	mk	pt	ru	tr	tt	zh	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1		Montreal Protocol	environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q219438	11
2		Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management	policy framework for implementing UN agreements	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q22908446	1
3		International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships	international marine environmental convention	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	12	Q651219	4	+
4		Minamata Convention on Mercury	International treaty to reduce releases of mercury	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	9	Q6862837	9
5		Basel Convention	international treaty to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	12	Q775865	7	+
6		polluter pays principle	principle	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	8	Q819131	1
7		Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	treaty	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q82908	6	+
8		Rotterdam Convention	multilateral treaty to promote shared responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	9	Q94947	5	+
9		Chemicals Convention, 1990	International Labour Organization Convention	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	2	Q5090522	4
10		Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter	multilateral environmental agreement	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	9	Q1156234	7	+
11		United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	international maritime law	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	13	Q216996	11	+
12		Convention on Biological Diversity	international treaty	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	12	Q152805	8	+
13		Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework		-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q115780453	3
14	File:Kyoto protocol parties and 2012-2020 commitments.svg, Doha Amendment of Kyoto.svg	Kyoto Protocol	international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	14	Q47359	16	+
15		Escazu Agreement	international treaty signed in 2018	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	12	Q56761730	6	+
16		Aarhus Convention	UNECE Convention on Access to Information	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	11	Q301336	7
Σ	→ Autolist			13	8	6	14	16	12	14	9	13	2	12	11	1	4	1	13	149	avg: 9\9\58%	106

Pollution and waste

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	cy	de	en	es	fr	it	ja	mk	pt	ru	tr	tt	zh	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1		marine pollution	pollution that gets thrown in the oceans	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	14	Q1058325	2	+
2		legacy pollution	pollution that is a result of a historical industry or previous use of a chemical	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Q116854575	1
3		Global plastic pollution treaty		-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q111912561	4
4		nutrient pollution	contamination of water by excessive inputs of nutrients	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	4	Q12203192	1
5		air pollution	presence of dangerous substances in the atmosphere	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	15	Q131123	10	+
6		Global waste trade	international trade of waste between countries	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	4	Q17017501	2	+
7		tailings	mining waste	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	11	Q1784525	3	+
8	File:Material recovery facility 2004-03-24.jpg, Deception Islands - Whalers Bay.jpg	waste management	generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of solid wastes	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	12	Q180388	8	+
9		water pollution	contamination of water bodies	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	14	Q183129	7	+
10		oil spill	release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	13	Q220187	4	+
11		electronic waste	type of garbage	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	12	Q327400	6	+
12		agricultural pollution	type of pollution caused by agriculture	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	7	Q4693969	4	+
13	File:Linia kontraŭ Cirkulero.svg, Economi Llinol vs Cylchol cy.svg	circular economy	regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emission, and energy leakage, are minimised	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	13	Q497743	6	+
14		Environmental impact of mining	Environmental problems with the uncontrolled mining	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	5	Q5381247	3
15		environmental impact of war	environmental problems caused by warfare	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	4	Q5381260	2
16		marine plastic pollution	environmental pollution by plastics	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	Q55951346	3	+
17		household air pollution	air pollution within a household	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Q6026412	2
18		plastic pollution	plastic products in the environment	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	11	Q7202090	7	+
19		plastic bag ban	government campaign to discourage plastic shopping bag use	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q7180909	2
20		Corporate political engagement	activity by corporations that effect politics in their operating contexts	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q117088324	1
Σ	→ Autolist			14	10	8	10	19	13	10	7	10	3	13	9	3	10	0	11	150	avg: 8\9\47%	78

Impact of toxics and pollution

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	cy	de	en	es	fr	it	ja	mk	pt	ru	tr	tt	zh	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1	File:Warning2Pesticides.jpg, Hazardous-pesticide.jpg	Health effects of pesticides	medical condition	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	5	Q10302339	4	+
2		hazardous waste	ignitable, reactive, corrosive and/or toxic unwanted or unusable materials	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	9	Q1069369	1	+
3		Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights	UN Special Rapporteur	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q111317993	3
4		endocrine disruptor	chemicals that can interfere with endocrine or hormonal systems at certain doses	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	10	Q1138899	1	+
5		Duty to prevent exposure	legal concept associated with preventing exposure to toxicants and disease	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116252736	2
6		Cáceres et al. v. Paraguay	court case important in international toxics regulation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116270241	2
7		plastics and climate change	intersection of related themes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116447963	2
8		environmental monitoring	monitoring of the quality of the environment	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	8	Q1749732	5	+
9		sacrifice zone	administrative territorial entity	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	4	Q18353204	1
10		waste picker	craft and profession of collecting waste for reuse or sale	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	5	Q203658	6	+
11		soil contamination	pollution of land by human-made chemicals or other alteration	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	13	Q212734	3	+
12		air quality index	measure of pollution	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	11	Q2364111	2	+
13		precautionary principle	risk management strategy emphasizing caution in scientific proceedings	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	11	Q515255	4
14		Brumadinho dam disaster	iron ore dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 25 January 2019	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q60998244	14	+
15		water quality	chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	11	Q625376	1	+
16		indoor air quality	air quality within and around buildings and structures	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	10	Q905504	4	+
17		persistent organic pollutant	organic compound resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	11	Q912951	1
18		planetary boundary	limits not to be exceeded if humanity wants to survive in a safe ecosystem	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	9	Q961310	2	+
19		nanomaterial	material with single units small sized between 1 to 100 nm	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	12	Q967847	4	+
20		greenwashing	form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that an organization's products, aims or policies are environmentally friendly	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	11	Q983063	7	+
21		per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances	class of compounds	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	10	Q648037	4	+
22		planetary health	concept recognising emerging threats to natural and human-made systems	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	4	Q30589121	2
Σ	→ Autolist			15	12	3	17	19	15	15	10	13	2	18	6	2	6	0	14	167	avg: 8\10\47%	75

People and Events

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	cy	de	en	es	fr	it	ja	mk	pt	ru	tr	tt	zh	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1		Virginijus Sinkevičius (b. 1990)	Lithuanian economist and politician	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	Q27653570	12	+
2		Robert Bilott (b. 1965)	American environmental lawyer	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	7	Q42393850	12	+
3		Owino Uhuru	location in Kenya, notable for lead contamination	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116579329	2
4		Community of La Oroya v. Peru	human rights case important to the right to a healthy environment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116538182	3
5		Andrea Hinwood (?)	chief scientist studying pollution at UNEP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116579535	4
6		María Neira (b. 1962)	Spanish medical doctor, international civil servant and diplomat	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q6004352	11
7		David R. Boyd (?)	Canadian lawyer and diplomat	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	3	Q107104514	7	+
8		Marcos A. Orellana (?)	Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	3	Q111591442	2
9		Ian Fry (?)	Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q111591437	2
10		José Francisco Calí Tzay (b. 1961)	Guatemalan diplomat	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	5	Q87769624	7
11		Stop Ecocide International	organization focused on legal frameworks for environmental justice	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q107910344	4
12		Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Other States	European Human Rights Court Case	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116533147	3
13		Polly Higgins (1968-2019)	Scottish barrister, advocate and expert in ecocide	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	6	Q54869848	18	+
14		International Pollutants Elimination Network	organization	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Q17081649	5
15		Zero Waste Europe	Organization focused on zero waste policy in Europe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116854392	2
16		Cancer Alley	area in Louisiana with larger than usual clusters of cancer patients	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	3	Q5031395	4	+
17		International Alliance of Waste Pickers	international labor organization	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q116854537	1
18		X-Press Pearl	container ship built in 2021	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	8	Q107002557	20	+
19		High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution	international network of countries seeking strong plastic treaty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q117088291	2
Σ	→ Autolist			2	3	2	7	10	6	4	3	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	3	46	avg: 2\3\15%	121