A group of Torres Strait Islanders fighting to save their homes from the devastating impacts of climate change hit back at an attempt to have a landmark complaint dismissed by the UN.
Four years after huge tides flooded graves on Masig Island in the Torres Strait, Yessie Mosby continues to scour the beach for the skeletal remains of his great-great-grandmother.
A spokesperson for Attorney-General Christian Porter said it would be inappropriate to comment further while the UN Human Rights Committee investigated the complaint. "This claim is internationally important because it's the first case that is brought by very climate-vulnerable people against their own home state," Ms Marjanac said.
She said it was a "groundbreaking" opportunity to clarify where international law stood on the application of human rights to climate change."We want to put it out for the world to see that my people are fighters," he said.
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