Australia Failed to Protect Torres Strait Islanders From Climate Change, Violating Their Rights, UN Says

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSep 23, 2022, 7:24 pm381 ptsTop
In a landmark ruling, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has found that the Australian government failed to take timely and adequate measures to protect Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders against the adverse impacts of climate change and, by doing so, violated their rights. The Committee found the…

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