Our Islands Our Home
Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait built a replica seawall outside Parliament House on Monday November 7th to call for stronger action from the Government to protect their island homes from climate change.
The action was led by members of the "Torres Strait 8", a group of Torres Strait Islanders who in September 2022 made international legal history when they won their landmark case against the Australian Government at the United Nations. The UN Human Rights Committee found that the Australian Government has violated its human rights obligations to Torres Strait Islanders by failing to act on climate change. The UN decision sets an international precedent, opening the door
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