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Inuits to file human rights claim against United States
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Canadian Inuits living in the Arctic plan to file a human rights claim against the United States, The New York Times reports
The Inuits will seek a ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They say the U.S., by contributing to global warming, is threatening their very existence.
The Inuits are relying in part on the recent Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, an effort of eight nations to describe the environmental impacts of rising temperatures. The report said indigenous people in the Arctic, including Alaska, face dangers due to global warming.
Other reports have shown that Inuits in the Arctic have a high level of chemicals in their system due to pollution from the U.S. One study showed an extremely high level of toxins in the breast milk of Inuit mothers.
The full climate change report can be found at
http://amap.no/acia.
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