The September 22 decision by the UNHRC regarding the human rights of Australia’s Torres Strait Islanders vis-à-vis climate change is yet another step in the journey of redress.

It provides Australia with a rare opportunity to ensure that the rights of all Australians, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are not only recognized but heard equally.

Australia told to compensate Torres Strait over failure to act on climate crisis, in landmark UN ruling. Decision labelled ‘a historic victory for climate justice’ sparks hope in low-lying islands ...

A United Nations committee has found that Australia had violated the human rights of a group of Torres Strait Islanders by failing to adequately protect them from the impacts of climate change.

Major legal breakthrough for Indigenous rights. The UN human rights committee found Australia had failed to protect Torres Strait Islanders against the impacts of climate change and violated their ...

There are some 250 land masses here, yet only 18 are inhabited, predominantly by the Torres Strait Islanders, an indigenous group with a history as long as the Aboriginal people.

There are some 250 land masses here, yet only 18 are inhabited, predominantly by the Torres Strait Islanders, an indigenous group with a history as long as the Aboriginal people.

On 22 September 2022, the UN Human Rights Committee found that the Australian Government had violated the human rights of various Torres Strait islanders through climate change inaction.. The rights ...

There are some 250 land masses here, yet only 18 are inhabited, predominantly by the Torres Strait Islanders, an indigenous group with a history as long as the Aboriginal people. While Masig is one of ...

Australia violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights by failing to protect them from climate change, UN says A UN committee has found that Australia had violated the human rights of a group of ...