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Article

15 Dec 2004

Author:
Earthjustice [USA]

Inuit Leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier Announces Intention to File a Human Right Claim: As the largest source of greenhouse gases, U.S. must take action to reduce global warming

Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, elected chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), announced tonight that the ICC will soon petition the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking a declaration that emissions of greenhouse gases that are destroying the Inuit way of life are a violation of human rights.