The Guardian reports that a 40-year-old Bangladeshi man stranded in France has successfully avoided deportation by citing health risks from air pollution in his home country. His lawyer argued that his client would face a serious deterioration in his health and even premature death if returned to Bangladesh. Last week, a Bordeaux court overturned his deportation order, potentially marking the first time an environmental argument has been heard in an extradition hearing. A 40-year-old Bangladeshi man stranded in France has successfully avoided deportation by citing health risks from air pollution in his home country. Photo credit: DANNY DE HEK (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Environmental lawyer: Environmental degradation will lead to large-scale migration. Well-known environmental lawyer Sailesh Mehta said that air pollution has no borders, environmental degradation will lead to large-scale migration, and the government must take urgent action: \"There is a clear link between migration and environmental degradation. As warming makes some parts of the earth uninhabitable, large-scale migration will become the norm. Air and water pollution have no borders. We can prevent humanitarian and political crises from becoming existential crises. But our leaders must act immediately.\" \"We have the right to breathe clean air. Governments and courts are beginning to recognize that this is a basic human right. These problems are not limited to Bangladesh and developing countries. In the UK, air pollution causes about 200,000 deaths each year. A quarter of global deaths are related to pollution,\" said Mehta. In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 179th in the world in the air pollution index of the Yale and Columbia University Environmental Performance Index, and the concentration of suspended particulate matter in the air was six times the upper limit recommended by the World Health Organization. Dr. David R. Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, agreed with Mehta's analysis, telling the Guardian: \"Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths each year, and it's understandable that people would migrate to cleaner air for their own health. Air pollution is a global public health disaster, yet it's underappreciated because most of those killed are poor and otherwise vulnerable.\" \"The good news is that we can rapidly phase out fossil fuels and address both air pollution and climate change simultaneously,\" Boyd said. The Environmental Justice Foundation reports that one person is forced to flee their home every 1.3 seconds due to the climate crisis. Alex Randall, coordinator of the Climate and Migration Coalition, stated that safe and legal pathways for migration are necessary. \"Cases like this, where deportation is avoided due to air or other pollution, are undoubtedly landmark and likely to form the basis for future cases. Climate change could also be a reason for people to remain in another country. In fact, there are already numerous cases arguing this, primarily among Pacific Islanders who are particularly vulnerable to climate change.\" \"However, these past cases haven't set legal precedents, and smuggling people due to climate change remains a legal gray area,\" Randall said. According to the Environmental Justice Foundation, one person is forced from their homes and communities every 1.3 seconds due to the climate crisis, yet millions lack legal protections. It is calling on all countries to swiftly and fully implement the Paris Climate Agreement. A year ago, a UN Human Rights Committee ruling stated that it is illegal for governments to deport people to countries potentially threatened by the climate crisis. Tens of millions of people are expected to be displaced by global warming over the next decade. Source: Environmental Information Center<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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