Join international law expert, Associate Professor Amy Maguire of the University of Newcastle for this half hour webinar that explores the UN Human Right Committee case of 'The Torres Strait 8' v Australia.

This claim is a world-first in the way it connects climate change impacts to human rights, and because it is the first action against a country by inhabitants of low-lying islands within that country’s territory - people challenging their own governments.

The claimants are seeking protection for their right to life, right to culture and right to be free from arbitrary interference with privacy, family and home. They argue that Australia must do more to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and ensure the coastal defence of the vulnerable islands of the Torres Strait.

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This event is brought to you by the department's Reconciliation Action Plan team and the Purai Global Indigenous History Centre at the University of Newcastle.

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Everyone in NSW Education is welcome to join the reconciliation conversation in our Yammer group, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporate colleagues are warmly invited to join the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporate Employee Network by contacting aboriginal.employment@det.nsw.edu.au