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Done By Law
Members of the Federation of Community Legal Centres
Climate threatened Torres Strait Islanders take Australia to the UN
1 seconds Posted Jul 2, 2019 at 8:00 am.
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This week we conduct a special in depth interview with ClientEarth in the UK - a climate change litigation firm bringing a claim on behalf of a group of Torres Strait Islanders against the Australian government.It’s the first climate litigation brought against the government based on human rights, alleging the government’s inaction on climate change is a breach of the Islanders’ cultural rights.Guest:Sophie Marjanac, Project Lead, Climate Accountability, ClientEarthhttps://www.clientearth.org/press/climate-threatened-torres-strait-islanders-bring-human-rights-claim-against-australia/http://ourislandsourhome.com.au/