EUROPE—In a groundbreaking decision, Europe’s highest human rights court ruled in favour of a group of 2,000 Swiss women, all aged 64 and older, who accused their government of failing to adequately ...
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated the rights of a group of ...
Over 2,500 senior women from Switzerland have accused their government of not doing enough to combat climate change. The ...
The young people of Montana and the senior women of Switzerland have shown us an effective legal strategy to push our ...
Verdict is significant as court decisions apply to all 46 Council of Europe member states File photo: Rosmarie Wydler-Walti ...
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An international court ruled Switzerland’s failure to tackle the climate crisis violated human rights, in a judgment experts ...
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Legislators across Europe should pay close attention to the landmark ruling of the European Court of Human Rights against ...
The case at the European Court of Human Rights was brought by a 2,000-strong group of Swiss women, aged mostly in their 70s, ...