People’s Right to Clean Air
A United Nations special rapporteur wrote his opinion to the Central Jakarta District Court, which has yet to rule on a lawsuit filed by Jakartans over polluted air. The judges need to care more about the environment.
Tempo
November 23, 2020
THE judges at the Central Jakarta District Court should consider expert opinion from the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur when hearing the lawsuit filed by citizens over air pollution. A total of 32 Jakartans filed a lawsuit against seven parties seen as bearing responsibility for the pollution of the capital’s air last year.
David R Boyd, UN special rapporteur and environmental expert from the University of British Columbia, Canada,
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