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Their Islands Are Being Eroded. So Are Their Human Rights, They Say.

Masig Island, Torres Strait, Australia
May 12, 2019

Indigenous Australians from low-lying islands in the Torres Strait argue that the government, by failing to act on climate change, has violated their fundamental right to maintain their culture.

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Their Islands Are Being Eroded. So Are Their Human Rights, They Say.

12 May 2019
Masig Island, Torres Strait, Australia

Indigenous Australians from low-lying islands in the Torres Strait argue that the government, by failing to act on climate change, has violated their fundamental right to maintain their culture.

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