Haridwar girl sues five nations believed to cause most pollution

Sep 26, 2019 13:35 IST

Ridhima Pandey, an 11-year-old girl from Haridwar is among 16 children including Greta Thunberg, who have filed a complaint against five countries, for violating their rights as children. They alleged that the countries have failed to tackle the climate crisis and that "constitutes a violation of child rights". The Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child allows children to appeal to the United Nations directly. The countries include Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey.