Court rejects climate change hearing

Court rejects climate change hearing

20 JULY 2015

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a man who claims climate change has forced him to seek asylum in New Zealand.

Ioane Teitiota has been battling deportation to Kiribati since 2011, when he overstayed his visa. He argues he faces indirect persecution from global warming in his home country. ...

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Source: Radio New Zealand International

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