India’s Ganges and Yamuna rivers are ‘not living entities’
India’s revered Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be viewed as living entities, the Supreme Court has ruled. It overruled an order made in March by the High Court in Uttarakhand state, which said that the two rivers had the same legal status as human beings. The move was seen as a measure to increase protection […]
Si ríos y humanos comparten el mismo status legal, debemos respetar sus derechos
El Ganges y el Whanganui tienen ya una personalidad jurídica, aunque no sólo la ley debe dictar el respeto por la naturaleza. Ashish Kothari, Mari Margil y Shrishtee Bajpai Varios eventos relacionados, aunque geográficamente distantes, apuntaron el mes pasado hacia un cambio dramático en la conflictiva relación de la humanidad con la naturaleza. Por un […]
Ganges and Yamuna rivers granted same legal rights as human beings
Indian court cites the Whanganui in New Zealand as example for according status to two rivers considered sacred. Michael Safi and agencies The Ganges river, considered sacred by more than 1 billion Indians, has become the first non-human entity in India to be granted the same legal rights as people. A court in the northern […]
