OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all
by Laura Clarke OBE
Apr 24, 2024
3 minutes
Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on the climate crisis.
In Europe, this binding court ruling means that 47 signatory states now have a clear legal duty to ensure their
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