Climate Refugees Cannot br Be Sent Home, Rules UN The landmark decision br was announced by the br UN's Human Rights Committee. It relates to a case in which a br man sought asylum in New Zealand br due to the risk of his home island br being submerged by the sea. Though the committee ruled against br the man, it stated that denying asylum br to those whose lives are in imminent br danger could be a human rights violation. U.N. Human Rights Committee, via CNN A 2018 World Bank study found br that 143 million people around the br world are at risk of being forced to leavebr their home countries due to climate change. U.N. Human Rights Committee, via CNN The U.N. decision is likely to br have a dramatic impact on future asylum br claims related to climate change.