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European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of 2,000 elderly Swiss women who argued their government's climate crisis efforts were inadequate.
The decision was praised by campaigners as a groundbreaking moment, offering a template for similar climate litigation cases based on human rights.
The ruling acknowledges the urgency of protecting individuals from the impacts of climate change, particularly vulnerable populations like the elderly.

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BBC News

European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction

A group of elderly Swiss women have won a partial victory in their climate case in the European Court of Human Rights. It is the first time the powerful court has ruled on global warming.

20 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

'Only the beginning': Greta Thunberg reacts to court ruling on Swiss climate inaction – video

Weak government climate policies violate fundamental human rights, the European court of human rights has ruled.In a landmark decision on one of three major climate cases, the first such ruling by an international court, the ECHR raised judicial pressure on governments to stop filling the atmosphere with gases that make extreme weather more violent.The court’s top bench ruled that Switzerland had violated the rights of a group of older Swiss wom…

20 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court

The European court’s decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 women, could have a ripple effect across Europe and beyond, setting a precedent for how some courts deal with the rising tide of climate litigation argued on the basis of human rights infringements.

20 days ago·India

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The Independent

Swiss women win landmark climate victory at human rights court

Court finds in favour of group of older Swiss women who claimed inaction on the climate crisis by their government put them at greater risk of death from heatwaves

20 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Swiss women win landmark climate victory in European human rights court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.

20 days ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe's human rights court

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heat waves.

20 days ago·Canada

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