Anjali Sharma
For campaigning for a duty of care to protect future generations from the impacts of climate change.
About this finalist
- Year: 2025
- Level: Finalist
About the 2025 nomination
Anjali Sharma is a young climate justice advocate who leads the Duty of Care Campaign. At age 16, she was the lead litigant in Sharma vs Minister for the Environment, a class action which argued that the Environment Minister owes all young people a duty of care to protect them from the impacts of climate change.
Anjali’s campaign has seen bills introduced at both a federal and a state level and has shaped climate discussion. Throughout, she has faced significant obstacles and still maintained her unflappable and courageous advocacy.
About the Human Rights Awards
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