Climate activists call for investigation of Bolsonaro
The Hindu
Activists are increasingly pushing for prosecution of crimes against the environment to become part of the ICC's core mission
A group of climate lawyers called the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into Brazil's President for possible crimes against humanity over his administration's policies on October 12.
The AllRise group filed a dossier with the global court alleging that Jair Bolsonaro's administration is responsible for a “widespread attack on the Amazon, its dependants and its defenders" that affects the global population.
The call comes less than three weeks before the United Nations' 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as the COP26, starts on October 31 in Glasgow.

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