Ganges and Yamuna rivers granted same legal rights as human beings
by Michael Safi and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#2GJ0Z)
Indian court cites the Whanganui in New Zealand as example for according status to two rivers considered sacred
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 Indian state of Uttarakhand ordered on Monday that the Ganges and its main tributary, the Yamuna, be accorded the status of living human entities.
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