Press Releases

Justice finally prevailed after decades of waiting for the victims of the Marcopper mining tragedy. We celebrate with the people of Marinduque, with the local environmental defenders led by the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC), and their legal representatives,…

1 June 2022, Quezon City.  Various civil society groups have joined forces to call for a global ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ahead of World Environment Day.  Also known as the “forever chemicals,” PFAS do not break down…

BAN Toxics cautions the public on buying children’s school bags after they tested positive for lead, based on the recent test buy operations conducted last May 22 to 29 in three cities in Metro Manila: Manila, Pasay, and Quezon City.…

Registration is now open for this year’s Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022 (LACCW 2022), to be held from 18-22 July in Santo Domingo, hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic. This marks the return of in-person…

In line with the Philippines’ historic repatriation of the Canadian Waste, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics urges the Philippine government to expedite its ratification of the Basel Ban or risk becoming the toxic waste dump of the world. In January…

The Andalusian Human Rights Association (APDHA) today (24/05) called for justice and reparation to compensate for the flagrant violation of human rights suffered by María Salmerón, the mother sentenced to 9 months in prison for not allowing her daughter to…

Sixteen Africa-based civil society organizations sent a concerned letter on Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict in the northern part of the country to the UN Security Council. In the letter, sent on May 18, 2022, the concerned civil societies said that despite…

26 May 2022, Quezon City.  In spite of a public health warning issued by the Philippine government almost five years ago, local dealers of mercury-containing “beauty creams” from South Asia continue to ply their poison cosmetics. “Despite the explicit threats…

BAN Toxics made the call after raincoats from a recent test buy tested positive for toxic lead and cadmium. Using a SCIAPS X-200 HH XRF Analyzer, the raincoats were found to have excessive levels of lead and cadmium, with up…

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has strongly condemned the murder of journalist Subhash Kumar Mahato, who hailed from Begusarai locality of Bihar in central India on 20 May 2022. The global media safety and rights body also demanded punishments under…