European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says

Having a safe climate is becoming more of a human right globally with this week's European court decision that says countries must better protect people from climate change, something warming-hit residents of the Global South long knew, said former Ireland President Mary Robinson.

Robinson, now a top official in the group The Elders, which is retired leaders, used herself as an example of how oblivious to the problem the Global North could be. In seven years as president of Ireland, she said she never mentioned climate change. As the UN human rights chief she knew climate change was an important issue, but it was one that another agency was handling and not a rights issue.

"We know that this is a human right, because we are feeling it in our skin. We are feeling it in our body," Surui said during a break at the Skoll World Forum. And it's frustrating, she said, when people don't notice it even though Surui and others are screaming for people to notice. "I have a lot of faith in Brazil in addressing this, I think there is a real intent to address, inequality as well as sustainability and, you know, move forward," Robinson said, mentioning the possibility of a global wealth tax. She also said world governments and banks "are spending $1.8 trillion a year on what is harming us, mainly fossil fuel subsidizing."

When times get tough and your back is against the wall, Robinson said that's when it is time to embrace hope and "work with what you've got and you try to make the difference."The announcement Thursday that Simpson is dead has brought renewed attention to the closely watched trial and the fascinating cast of characters who played a role in the case.

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