Abstract
On October 24, 2019, The Human Rights Committee adopted a view in the case of Ioane Teitiota v. New Zealand; a case concerning the complaint of a national of Kiribati, seeking asylum in New Zealand, from the effects of climate change in Kiribati. With his claim being rejected by New Zealand, Mr. Teitiota was returned to his country; however, he insisted that by sending him back to Kiribati, New Zealand violated his right to life under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by exposing him to conditions that endanger his life. The conditions included the sea level rise in Kiribati due to climate change, resulting in the scarcity of habitable space, environmental degradation, and saltwater contamination of the freshwater supply.
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