UK Labour Party to support criminalising ecocide

Written By Robin Gairdner

Speaking at an independent panel event on Ecocide Law and Climate Justice, hosted by Stop Ecocide International during COP26 in Glasgow (along with co-hosts Global Witness, Client Earth and Climate Counsel), Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy MP publicly announced the commitment of the Labour Party  to support discussions around an international crime of ecocide.

"I think that we should be hopeful, and this is why I am very pleased that I, as Shadow Justice Secretary, have committed the Labour Party to assisting with this cause" (David Lammy MP)

 

See recording at 1:22:40mins

Robin Gairdner
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