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2000 Elder Swiss women win human rights case against Swiss government’s failure to protect life by implementing adequate climate policies
The European Court of Human Rights has decided that Swiss authorities have violated the right to life of a group of elder women in Switzerland by not implementing sufficient climate change policies.
“For the first time, an international tribunal recognizes that human rights include the right to climate protection,” said one activist. The European court’s ruling is binding and requires the Swiss to take greater action to meet climate goals.
The case, brought by 2000 Swiss women over the age of 64, sets a legal precedent in the Council of Europe’s 46 member states against which future lawsuits will be judged.