Leonardo DiCaprio Instagram – Young people in Portugal are fighting against powerful European governments to protect their homelands and livelihoods that have been destroyed by extreme weather conditions, like the above pictured Pedrógão Grande that was ravaged by wildfires in 2017. These cases are being heard by the court of human rights. In their climate litigation, financed by crowdfunding, these young activists argue that the climate crisis interferes with their right to life, respect, and even their right not to be discriminated against. The goal is to legally bind governments to increase emissions cuts locally and internationally. Read more on why climate crisis has become a human rights issue and how some young citizens are fighting against it at the link in bio from @TheGuardian. Photo Credit: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images